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Joseph Beuys (12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was one of the most influential German artists of the second half of the 20th century. He also was a teacher at the “Kunstakademie Düsseldorf” and a theorist of art with high influence in the international contemporary art. As a professor he tought students like Sigmar Polke, Anna Herzfeld, Jörg Immendorff or Blinky Palermo...

Rhinoceros, FX Lalanne, Sculpture, Design, Blue Klein, 1980's, Iron, French Art Rhinocéros bleu (Blue Rhinoceros) Ed. 48/150 pcs 1981 Enamelled cast iron 24.3 x 55 x 16 cm Signed underside : FXL 81 / Artcurial / 48/150 Artcurial Edition Provenance : Private collection, Paris (acquired in 2016) Exhibition : Les Lalanne, Château-Musée de Nemours, 1983, similar cast illustrated. Litterature : Les Objets...

Profil de Jacqueline, Pablo Picasso, Gold, Medaillon, Jewels, Design, Art Profil de Jacqueline Ed. 4/20 pcs + 2 EA 1956 Gold Medaillon D. 5.2 cm Stamped and numbered on the back : Picasso 4/20, Goldsmith's mark, 1412 Certificate of authenticity issued by Pierre Hugo. Provenance : Workshop of François et Pierre Hugo, France Private collection (acquired from the above) Only 30 medallions were created after the Picasso?s design. Each of them is numbered out of 20 and made of 23 carats yellow gold. François Hugo, great-grandson of the famous writer Victor Hugo, found his vocation in designing buttons for Coco Chanel and Christian Dior in the 1940s. His brother and sister-in-law, Jean and Valentine Hugo, were close friends of Picasso, Cocteau, Diaghilev, the Surrealists and many avant-garde artists in Paris, and François became part of their Salon gatherings. Picasso asked for his collaboration on the design and production of silver plates and later designs for gold jewellery too. Others, including Jean Cocteau and Max Ernst, followed his lead shortly after. In 1972, François' son Pierre joined the goldsmith workshop and added more names to his catalogue of designers, still specialising in limited, hand-made editions. This medallion is an excellent example of the collaboration between these most iconic of 20th Century artists and goldsmiths. "...In the period between 1956 and 1970 he had commissioned one of the most prominent goldsmiths working in France today, François Victor Hugo to execute a series of dishes, fruit bowls and medallions in gold and silver based on original models and designs? These objects are not posthumous "inventions" with motifs taken from various Picasso works; each was personally chosen, designed, seen, approved and cherished by Picasso himself during his lifetime ... " [1]. The original box and certificate by Atelier Hugo...

Pichet Têtes, Pablo Picasso, Earthenware, 1950's, Decorative Art, Design Ed. 500 pcs 1956 White earthenware, decoration with oxidized paraffin, enamel w...

Floorlamp "Figure", Alberto Giacometti, Bronze, Sculptures, Design, 1930's Bronze with a dark brown patina Signed, numbered and foundry's stamp on the base : Alberto Giacometti, 057...

Medaillon Vallauris, Gold, Pablo Picasso, 1960's, Jewelry, Postwar, Pierre Hugo Ed. 8/20 pcs 23 carats gold medallion with original wooden box. Signed and numbered on the back : Picasso / 8/20 / 1437. Certificate of authenticity issued by Pierre Hugo, dated 2000. Only 30 medallions were created after the Picasso's design. Each of them is numbered out of 20 and made of 23 carats yellow gold. François Hugo, great-grandson of the famous writer Victor Hugo, found his vocation in designing buttons for Coco Chanel and Christian Dior in the 1940s. His brother and sister-in-law, Jean and Valentine Hugo, were close friends of Picasso, Cocteau, Diaghilev, the Surrealists and many avant-garde artists in Paris, and François became part of their Salon gatherings. Picasso asked for his collaboration on the design and production of silver plates and later designs for gold jewellery too. Others, including Jean Cocteau and Max Ernst, followed his lead shortly after. In 1972, François' son Pierre joined the goldsmith workshop and added more names to his catalogue of designers, still specialising in limited, hand-made editions. This medallion is an excellent example of the collaboration between these most iconic of 20th Century artists and goldsmiths. "...In the period between 1956 and 1970 he had commissioned one of the most prominent goldsmiths working in France today, François Victor Hugo to execute a series of dishes, fruit bowls and medallions in gold and silver based on original models and designs. These objects are not posthumous "inventions" with motifs taken from various Picasso works; each was personally chosen, designed, seen, approved and cherished by Picasso himself during his lifetime ... " [1]. The original box and certificate by Atelier Hugo...