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Provenance

Estate of the artist Jacqueline Roque, France (the artist's wife; acquired from the above) Etienne Sassi, Inc., Paris (by 1990) Hammer Galleries, New York Acquired from the above in August 2008 by the present owner

Exhibited

Vallauris, Galerie Sassi Milici, Hommage  à Jacqueline Picasso , 1990, no. 66 New York, Hammer Galleries, Picasso – Unique Ceramics , 1996 Roslyn Harbor, Nassau County Museum of Art, Picasso – Unique Ceramics, 1996-97 Washington D.C., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Crosscurrents: Modern Art from the Samuel Rose and Julie Walters Collection , 2015-16, illustrated

Literature

Exh. Cat., Hertogenbosch, Museum Het Kruithuis, Terra sculptura, terra pictura , 1992, p. 208, illustrated Exh. Cat., Vallauris, Musée Magnelli, Musée de la céramique, Picasso, céramiste à Vallauris - pièces uniques , 2004, p. 132, illustrated in color (dated 2 April 1947)

Catalog summary

Property from an Important American Collector Pablo Picasso 1881 - 1973 Bourrache oiseau inscribed 2-4 and stamped Madoura Plein Feu (on the underside) painted and partially glazed ceramic pitcher height: 23¼ in. 59.1 cm. Executed circa October 1947; this work is unique. Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work. Saleroom notice Please note the cataloguing has been updated for this lot. Provenance Estate of the artist Jacqueline Roque, France (the artist's wife; acquired from the above) Etienne Sassi, Inc., Paris (by 1990) Hammer Galleries, New York Acquired from the above in August 2008 by the present owner Literature Exh. Cat., Hertogenbosch, Museum Het Kruithuis, Terra sculptura, terra pictura , 1992, p. 208, illustrated Exh. Cat., Vallauris, Musée Magnelli, Musée de la céramique, Picasso, céramiste à Vallauris - pièces uniques , 2004, p. 132, illustrated in color (dated 2 April 1947) Exhibited Vallauris, Galerie Sassi Milici, Hommage  à Jacqueline Picasso , 1990, no. 66 New York, Hammer Galleries, Picasso – Unique Ceramics , 1996 Roslyn Harbor, Nassau County Museum of Art, Picasso – Unique Ceramics, 1996-97 Washington D.C., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Crosscurrents: Modern Art from the Samuel Rose and Julie Walters Collection , 2015-16, illustrated