Partially glazed and engraved ceramic pitcher
France, 1953
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) – Spanish Cubist painter and printmaker
Stamped and marked ‘Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / EDITION PICASSO’ on the underside
From the edition of 500
Ramié 193
Dimensions (height): 15 in. (37.5 cm.)
Very good condition
Estimate $55,000

A charismatic rendering of a woman, this ceramic uses green and white highlights to accentuate her facial features. Signified as a bearded man’s wife (see Ramié 217), the painted details highlight the organic shape of the pitcher. Designed by Picasso at Madoura Pottery Studio in the South of France, the work takes on an anthropomorphic quality. Another example recently fetched 104,500 GBP ($164,334) at Christie’s South Kensington in 2015.

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)

A prolific and tireless innovator of art forms, Pablo Picasso impacted the course of 20th-century art with unparalleled magnitude. Inspired by Primitivism and developments in the world around him, Picasso contributed significantly to a number of artistic movements, notably Cubism, Surrealism, Neoclassicism, and Expressionism. Along with Georges Braque, Picasso is best known for pioneering Cubism in an attempt to reconcile three-dimensional space with the two-dimensional picture plane. Picasso’s sizable oeuvre includes over 50,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, theater sets, and costume designs.

Condition

In excellent condition.

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