Lot 75
Back side
Prow figure. 1952.
Ceramics. White sherd with engobe- and scratch decor, glazed on the inside.
Base inscribed "Edition Picasso", numbered and with the embossing stamps "Madoura Plein Feu" and "Edition Picasso". One of 300 copies. Ca. 23 x 25.5 x 12 cm (9 x 10 x 4.7 in). [AW].
• A perfect example of the diverse expressive potential that Picasso found in ceramics.
• Picasso, an artistic genius and innovator, adopted traditional pottery techniques, developed them further, and used revolutionary new methods.
• Picasso's ceramics are represented in major museums around the world, such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, southern Germany.
LITERATURE: Alain Ramié, Picasso. Catalogue of the edited ceramic works 1947-1974, Vallauris 1988, CR no. 136.
In guter Erhaltung. Teils schwach berieben und stellenweise mit Atelierspuren.
Ceramics. White sherd with engobe- and scratch decor, glazed on the inside.
Base inscribed "Edition Picasso", numbered and with the embossing stamps "Madoura Plein Feu" and "Edition Picasso". One of 300 copies. Ca. 23 x 25.5 x 12 cm (9 x 10 x 4.7 in). [AW].
• A perfect example of the diverse expressive potential that Picasso found in ceramics.
• Picasso, an artistic genius and innovator, adopted traditional pottery techniques, developed them further, and used revolutionary new methods.
• Picasso's ceramics are represented in major museums around the world, such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, southern Germany.
LITERATURE: Alain Ramié, Picasso. Catalogue of the edited ceramic works 1947-1974, Vallauris 1988, CR no. 136.
In guter Erhaltung. Teils schwach berieben und stellenweise mit Atelierspuren.
75
Pablo Picasso
Prow figure, 1952.
Ceramics
Starting bid: € 7,200 / $ 8,352
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