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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
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryEarthenware
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"
Copyright© 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.