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View source →Pablo Picasso, 1951 (cast 1953)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
73 × 49 × 42 cm (27 1/8 × 17 × 19 1/2 in.)
Style
Late Picasso
Decade
1950s
The official Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois record identifies Flowers in a Vase as a Pablo Picasso sculpture, dated 1951 (cast 1953), in Bronze. This catalog entry preserves the holding institution’s title and object metadata rather than inferring undocumented imagery, sitter identity, or artist intent.
Flowers in a Vase is grouped under Late Period for gallery navigation using the date published by Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. This period label provides high-level art-historical orientation and does not supersede the primary collection record. The institutional credit line is: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor K. Zurcher.
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Public Collection — Open to visitors
Visit museum website →2026 Estimated Value
Public collection / market value not asserted
* Estimates are based on comparable auction results and market analysis. Not a formal appraisal.
Last Known Sale
No public auction record — held in permanent museum collection
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