Provenance
Gift of the artist
François Hugo, Aix-en-Provence
By descent to the present owner
Literature
Claire Siaud and Pierre Hugo, Bijoux d'artistes: Hommage à François Hugo, Orfève, Aix-en-Provence, 2001, no. 1428 (illustration of another example p. 170)
Douglas Cooper, Picasso, 19 plats en argent par François et Pierre Hugo, Paris, 1977
Georges Bloch, Pablo Picasso: Catalogue de l'oeuvre gravé céramique, 1949-1971, vol. III, Bern, 1972, no. 107 (ceramic version illustrated)
Alain Ramié, Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971, Madoura, 1988, no. 333-34 (ceramic version illustrated)
Catalogue Essay
The idea to execute a set of plates in silver came about one day in May 1956. Having just received a new group of ceramics from the Madoura studio, Picasso remarked to his friend, the art historian and collector, Douglas Cooper "the objects themselves gradually directed our thoughts and conversation towards the opulently chased gold and silver platters and dishes of the 16th and 17th centuries, made in France, or Augsburg or Venice, many of which were designed by famous artists. A few moments later Picasso interjected that he himself had thought how splendid his own platters would look if they were carried out in silver". Douglas Cooper, Picasso: 19 plats en argent par François and Pierre Hugo, exh. cat., London, 1977.

Picasso did not know anyone who could undertake the project so Cooper proposed that he enlist the silversmiths François and Pierre Hugo. Picasso turned over a series 24 ceramic of biscuit platters to the Hugos who used them to make molds. He chose examples with strong sculpting and gauging of the image, and interesting textures where he had used mesh, wicker or cardboard on the surface. Using these molds, the Hugos carefully hammered thin sheets of silver to capture every nuance of the form and texture. This meticulous repoussé technique and the use of precious metal recall the work of traditional craftsmen, as Picasso had wanted. In 1967, Picasso authorized the Hugos to produce 19 of these plates in small numbered editions of 20 and a few different proofs.
Artist Biography
Pablo Picasso
Spanish • 1881 - 1973
One of the most dominant and influential artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso was a master of endless reinvention. While significantly contributing to the movements of Surrealism, Neoclassicism and Expressionism, he is best known for pioneering the groundbreaking movement of Cubism alongside fellow artist Georges Braque in the 1910s. In his practice, he drew on African and Iberian visual culture as well as the developments in the fast-changing world around him.
Throughout his long and prolific career, the Spanish-born artist consistently pushed the boundaries of art to new extremes. Picasso's oeuvre is famously characterized by a radical diversity of styles, ranging from his early forays in Cubism to his Classical Period and his later more gestural expressionist work, and a diverse array of media including printmaking, drawing, ceramics and sculpture as well as theater sets and costumes designs.
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Pablo Picasso

Jacqueline au chevalet (Jacqueline at the Easel)

1956
Repoussé silver plate, contained in the original wooden presentation box with red velvet lining.
diameter 17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm)
Impressed 'Picasso' and numbered 'H.C 3/6' on the reverse (an hors commerce made for the artist, the edition was 20, 2 artist's proofs and 2 author's proofs), with the French assay marks for silver and the silversmith's mark and registration numbers '1428' and '4515' impressed on the underside, executed by Atelier François and Pierre Hugo, Paris, 1967, with a certificate of authenticity from Pierre Hugo.

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$30,000 - 50,000

Sold for $37,800

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Stuart Davis
Rue des Rats
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Stuart Davis
Arch No. 1
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Stuart Davis
Arch No. 2
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Stuart Davis
Hotel de France
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Stuart Davis
Place Pasdeloup No. 1
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Stuart Davis
Place Pasdeloup No. 2
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Stuart Davis
Composition
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Stuart Davis
Anchor
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Stuart Davis
Two Heads
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David Smith
Untitled (Family)
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David Smith
Juliette
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Robert De Niro Sr.
Woman in Armchair
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Elie Nadelman
Standing Bull
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Robert De Niro Sr.
Still Life
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After Georges Braque
L'Écho (The Echo)
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Pablo Picasso
Chouetton (Young wood-owl)
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Pablo Picasso
Visage noir putoisé (Speckled black face)
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Pablo Picasso
Jacqueline au chevalet (Jacqueline at the Easel)
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Pablo Picasso
Le Bain, plate 12 from La Suite des Saltimbanques (The Bath, from The Acrobats Suite)
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Pablo Picasso
Toros (Bulls)
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Pablo Picasso
Picador (Bullfighter)
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Maternité (Maternity), by Jacques Villon
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23No Reserve
Salvador Dalí
Pietà
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La Tribu de Joseph, from Douze maquettes de vitraux pour Jérusalem (The Tribe of Joseph, from Twelve Maquettes of Stained Glass Windows for Jerusalem)
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La Tribu de Gad, from Douze maquettes de vitraux pour Jérusalem (The Tribe of Gad, from Twelve Maquettes of Stained Glass Windows for Jerusalem)
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Marc Chagall
Fleurs de champs (Flowers of the Fields)
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Marc Chagall
Fête au village (Village Party)
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Marc Chagall
L’Artiste et son modèle (Artist and Model)
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Salvador Dalí
Hommage à Leonardo da Vinci (Great American Inventions)
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Lyonel Feininger
Gelmeroda, from Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses (Masters' Portfolio of the Staatliches Bauhaus)
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John Piper
Chambord
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Roberto Matta
Centre Noeuds (Center Knots)
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Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Shadow of the Stars
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Karel Appel
Bedized Pudding Canadian Suite
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Karel Appel
Le Philisophe (The Philosopher)
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Jose Luis Cuevas
La Máscara (The Mask), plate 2 from Homage to Quevedo
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Jean Dubuffet
Aire violentée; and Chaussée terreuse (Violated Area; and Terraced Road), from Suite d'inventaire, plates 7 and 18 of album 3, from Les Phénomènes (Phenomenons)
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Jean Dubuffet
Jardin de terre (Earthen Garden), from Territoires, plate 17 of album 7, from Les Phénomènes (Phenomenons)
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Sonia Delaunay
Polyphonie (Polyphony)
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Alexander Calder
Untitled
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Alexander Calder
La Fleur (The Flower)
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Alexander Calder
Pyramids
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Alexander Calder
Polka Dots
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Alexander Calder
Flying Colors: five plates
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Leon Polk Smith
Volair Constellation Series: one plate
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Joan Miró
Demi-Mondaine à sa fenêtre (Small Socialite at her Window)
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Joan Miró
Le Bélier fleuri (The Flowery Ram)
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