Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Visage (A.R. 446)
stamped and numbered 'Madoura Plein Feu/Empreinte Originale de Picasso/36/100' (underneath)
partially glazed ceramic plate
Diameter: 16¾ in. (42.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1960 and executed in a numbered edition of 100
DM to Inquire.
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Over 25 years Picasso would create over 3,500 plates, vases, pitchers, and other forms, while working with Madoura Studio until around the time of the artist’s death in 1973.
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From plates to bowls to vases to innovative sculptural forms, Picasso’s ceramic plates pushed his artistic expression into a defined form as there was but minimal space with which to work with. He deceived our perception of the plate by using its contours, shape, and even the back to make the ceramic appear endless with his creative firing, line, and color choices. There are only four plate shapes that exist in the Picasso oeuvre: circular, oval, square/circular, and rectangular. Each plate was chosen specifically to realize his visions.
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