Lot 264 , Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973): 'Corrida Verte (Green Bullfight)'

§ Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973): 'Corrida Verte (Green Bullfight)' the base stamped "Madoura Plein Feu / D'Apres Picasso" and inscribed "Edition Picasso",
white earthenware rectangular dish painted in colours with engraving, coloured engobe, and partial brushed glaze,
conceived in 1949 and executed in an edition of 500,
29.7cm x 36.1cm, housed in a bespoke display frame, 41.5cm x 47cm x 7.75cm overall

Provenance: An important private Sussex collection

Literature: Alain Ramié, 'Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971', Madoura, 1988, p. 52, no. 81
£5,000-8,000