PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Black face, 1948 Plate White earthenware, engobe decoration, knife-engraved underglaze, red, green, white, glossy black background Stamped "Madoura Plein Feu" and "Empreinte originale Picasso" and marked G on reverse Limited edition of 100 Diameter: 23.5 cm White earthenware ceramic plate, partially engraved, with colored engobe and glaze Stamped and marked "Madoura Plein Feu" and "Empreinte originale Picasso" and marked G underneath Edition of 100 Diameter: 9 1/4 in. Provenance Sotheby's, October 22, 1997, no. 160 (label on back) Private collection Bibliography Alain Ramié, "Picasso, catalog de l'oeuvre céramique édité 1947-1971", Éditions Madoura, 1988, similar model referenced under no. 42 and reproduced on page 38.