PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Visage de faune
dated '28.6.55.' (upper right); stamped with the signature and incised 'Exemplaire avant la lettre' (on the reverse), further stamped with the goldsmith's mark and the French assay mark for gold (on the lower reverse rim)
22 carat gold repoussé plate with wooden presentation box
25cm (9 3/4in). diameter; 41.6 cm. (16 3/8in.) diameter with the presentation box
Conceived in 1955; this unique example in gold executed in 1968 by François and Pierre Hugo. This work is the first prototype of a gold plate ever made by François Hugo in collaboration with Pablo Picasso.