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Plat blanc au poisson vert
Pablo Picasso (Spanish (worked in France), 1881–1973)
French
dated 1957
Object Place: Europe, Spain
Medium/Technique
Partly-glazed earthenware
Credit Line
Bequest of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson
Accession Number1983.67
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
Ceramics
Ceramics
DescriptionRose clay coated with pipe clay slip (engobe), partly glazed. Signed and dated, 4-4-57. Picasso created this while working at Vallauris, near Cannes, France.
Signed
signed "Picasso" on reverse and dated, "4 . 4. 57" on the front
InscriptionsDealer's printed paper label on underside: "Saidenberg Gallery / 1037 Madison Avenue / New York, 21, N. Y." A second gummed label inscribed: "Mr. and Mrs. Saidenberg"
Incised date on front of dish, in lower border: "4 . 4 . 57"
Incised date on front of dish, in lower border: "4 . 4 . 57"
Copyright© 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.