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The Property of the Late Myer Rosenblum
It was July 1946 when the world of Picasso and ceramics collided. Picasso had taken interest in pottery earlier in his life, but it was whist on holiday at Golfe-Juan that he would first apply his full artistic genius to the medium, bequeathing the world a unique and exciting ceramic heritage. Picasso was particularly impressed by the work of the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, a town famous for pottery since Roman times and met its proprietors Suzanne and Georges Ramie. Picasso would use the facilities at Madoura until the last years of his life, creating over 3,500 vases, plates, jugs and other forms. In return for the Ramie's hospitality, Picasso allowed Madoura to make and sell editions of ceramic pieces he produced there, either impressions using moulds on which he had worked or simply authorised replicas of his designs. (Deborah Park, Christie's London)
All references in this catalogue are to A Ramié, Picasso de l'Oeuvre Edite 1947-1971, Paris, 1988
PABLO PICASSO
Visage de Faune
Details
PABLO PICASSO
Visage de Faune
stamped 'Madoura Plein Feu, Empreinte Originale de Picasso' (underneath) and dated '28.6.55' (on image)
partially glazed ceramic plate
25.3 cm diameter
Visage de Faune
stamped 'Madoura Plein Feu, Empreinte Originale de Picasso' (underneath) and dated '28.6.55' (on image)
partially glazed ceramic plate
25.3 cm diameter
Literature
For another example of this image see: A Ramié, Picasso de l'oeuvre edite 1947-1971, Paris, cat. no. 283