Picasso Original Ceramics

Over the past fifty years park west museum has developed one of the largest collections of picasso ceramics in the world.

Picasso original ceramics.

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. Our current collection includes 98 individual works covering a broad range of picasso s techniques and subjects. 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. Madoura picasso ceramics are highly collectible in their own right.

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. All of picasso s ceramics were produced at the madoura pottery run by the ramie family in vallauris in the south of france. During the casting phase a stamp was made on the reverse side of the item bottom. Between 1946 and 1973 pablo picasso created a breathtaking collection of original ceramic works.

Like engravings there a few identical original copies here. He is famous for his role in pioneering cubism with georges braque and for his melancholy blue period pieces. Pablo picasso art paintings. Pablo picasso oil original art paintings.

Pablo picasso revolutionized the art world and to many is the artist of the 20th century. Ceramics by picasso is the first experience of mass production yet designer ceramics. There picasso met the owners of the madoura pottery workshop and began a collaboration with the studio that lasted until his death in 1973. 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.

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. Pablo picasso madoura ceramic plate jacqueline au chevalet ramié 333. Picasso designed 633 different ceramic editions between 1947 and 1971 with a number of variants and unique pieces resulting from these initial works. 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.

Sotheby s is pleased to present picasso prints ceramics. Make offer pablo picasso madoura ceramic vase queen vase deux anses hautes ramié 213.