Goat's head in profile, dish
(1952)
- Medium
- earthenware
- Measurements
- 4.6 × 51.7 × 31.4 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- Vallauris, France
- Edition
- edition of 250
- Inscription
- impressed in base c.r.: MADOURA / (fire) / PLEIN / FEU
impressed in base c.r.: EMPREINTE / ORIGINALE DE / PICASSO - Accession Number
- 2019.210
- Department
- International Decorative Arts
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by John and Cecily Adams. 2019
© Sucession Picasso/Copyright Agency - Gallery location
- Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International - About this work
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On 5 June 1952 Picasso produced six of these large oblong dishes, each decorated with a goat’s head in profile and surrounded by a decorative border. The dishes are over half a metre long and represent some of the largest works that Picasso made. Each dish varies in its decorative detailing and colour scheme and the present example is one of the most decorative examples of the series.
