Description:Exhibiting his love of experimenting with various art media, this piece is rendered with strong contrast and lyrical figurative elements. Set on a dark black background, the brilliant white silhouettes of figures in this piece evoke a sense of motion and activity.
Georges Bloch stated of Picasso’s ceramic works, ‘…in approach, material and technique is as novel as it is interesting. Pottery, gleaming white discs with relief designs, monochrome or brightly coloured ovals, dishes and even jugs and vases here serve as bearers of compositions whose themes express the joyous, life-loving side of Picasso’s work. They are printed from blocks and stamps fashioned by the master over a period of more than twenty years in the Madoura pottery workshop in Vallauris.” (Bloch 7)
Created in 1956, this convex wall plaque was created with white earthenware clay, engraving accentuated with glaze, and a black patinated ground. From an edition of 500, this work is stamped ‘Empreinte Originale de Picasso | Madoura Plein Feu’ on the reverse.
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work) :
1) Ramié, Alain, Picasso: Catalogue of the edited ceramic works 1947-1971,
1988, listed as cat no 378 on pg 196.
2) Bloch, Georges, Pablo Picasso: Tome III Catalogue de l’oeuvre grave
ceramics 1949-1971, 1972, listed as cat no 73 on pg 64.
About the Framing:
Conservation framed in a deep gold leaf shadow box frame with archival materials and museum quality. This work is mounted on archival white linen, which compliments the contrasting tones in this piece. The design elements of the frame enhance the sculptural quality of the work.
