PABLO PICASSO (Málaga 1881–1973 Mougins) Colombe sur lit de paille. 1949. Plate. Ceramic with paint in red, brown, white and black. Decorated with engobes, knife engraved and with brushed white enamel under the glaze. From the edition of 300. On the underside with the stamps: MADOURA PLEIN FEU also D'APRES PICASSO. Furthermore inscribed: EDITION PICASSO 2ème VERSION, and with the monogram by Suzanne Ramié: CR. Size 31 × 37.5 cm. Catalogue raisonné: Ramié, no. 79.

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