Picasso Original Ceramics

This dedicated sale of picasso s editioned works includes over 50 lots of the artist s prints and ceramics spanning the artist s career and a variety of his most famous motifs.

Picasso original ceramics. He is famous for his role in pioneering cubism with georges braque and for his melancholy blue period pieces. Pablo picasso art paintings. Picasso original ceramic vase choutton pablo picasso large ceramic charger tormented face 1956 edition 13 100 pablo picasso colombe sur lit de paille earthenware dish 1949 ar79 pablo picasso ltd edition service visage noir plate 1948. The term picasso ceramics generally refers to the pitchers plates vases and plaques that were recreated by the artisans at the madoura pottery in the south of france after ceramics personally decorated by pablo picasso.

During the casting phase a stamp was made on the reverse side of the item bottom. Landscape art home décor posters prints. Ceramics pablo picasso became enamored by ceramics in 1946 when the 60 year old artist stumbled upon a pottery fair near his summer home in the south of france. Our current collection includes 98 individual works covering a broad range of picasso s techniques and subjects.

There picasso met the owners of the madoura pottery workshop and began a collaboration with the studio that lasted until his death in 1973. All of picasso s ceramics were produced at the madoura pottery run by the ramie family in vallauris in the south of france. Like engravings there a few identical original copies here. Sotheby s is pleased to present picasso prints ceramics.

Empreinte ceramique originale de picasso. Ceramics by picasso is the first experience of mass production yet designer ceramics. Picasso designed 633 different ceramic editions between 1947 and 1971 with a number of variants and unique pieces resulting from these initial works. Pablo picasso madoura ceramic plate jacqueline au chevalet ramié 333.

Pablo picasso was undoubtedly an extraordinary 20th century painter but i also feel that in the field of abstract impressionism his ceramics were also remarkable. Madoura picasso ceramics are highly collectible in their own right. Pablo picasso oil original art paintings. With estimates ranging from 1 000 to over 30 000 this sale presents a diverse selection of works by picasso suitable to new and experienced collectors.

Original signed picasso lithographs and prints are a sure investment. Over the past fifty years park west museum has developed one of the largest collections of picasso ceramics in the world.