Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) A set of twenty ceramics
For the reproduction of Picasso's works: © Succession Picasso 2019
PIASA will present at its Editions sale on December 11, 2019, a superb set of about twenty ceramics made by Pablo Picasso.
In 1946, the chance of a Mediterranean itinerary led Picasso to visit the annual exhibition of Vallauris potters. The plasticity of the material and the almost magical process of transformation by baking in the oven persuaded the painter to embark on this technique. He met Georges and Suzanne Ramié and started working in their Madoura factory.
Constituting a considerable part of his work, the some 3,500 pieces he produced until 1971 are now estimated at their fair value. This production is also located at the confluence of plural inspirations, mainly from the Mediterranean basin.
Extending the iconography of bullfighting, which has been very abundant in his painting and drawings since the 1930s, Pablo Picasso uses the round and oval shapes of ceramics to represent the space of the arena. A symbol of Hispanicity, this theme reflects in the 1950s and 1970s the nostalgia for a country whose artist is deprived because of the despotic presence of the Franciscan regime.
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Corrida verte - 1949 (Ramié 81)
Estimate : 8 000 / 12 000 euros
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Taureau dans l'arène - 1948, (Ramié 80)
Estimate : 8 000 / 12 000 euros
Within the Picassian bestiary, owls and owls occupy a very special place. Fascinated by this nocturnal animal, which refers to ancient themes, Picasso never ceased to appear in his frescoes (War and Peace in the Chapel of Vallauris), in his paintings and sculptures as well as in ceramics as on the surface of this jug offered for sale by PIASA. This highly ambivalent iconographic theme was the subject of an exhibition at the Pablo Picasso National Museum in 2016.
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Cruchon Hibou - 1955, (Ramié 293)
Estimate : 8 000 / 12 000 euros
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Visage à la grille - 1956, (Ramié 352)
Estimate : 8 000 / 12 000 euros
