PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) & ATELIER MADOURA Bouquet, model created on [March 29, 1955]. Rectangular dish. Original print, produced at Madoura in an edition of four hundred and fifty. Proof in white earthenware, knife-engraved engobe decoration under glaze; red, white, green, black. A hair on the wing extends slightly onto the base. Brush-marked Édition PICASSO and debossed D'après PICASSO and MADOURA Plein Feu on reverse. Length: 36 cm - Width: 29.6 cm Bibliography : Alain Ramié - Picasso, catalog de l'œuvre céramique édité 1947-1971 - Éditions Madoura, 1988. Identical model reproduced on page 134 under catalog number 254.

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