Pichet à glace (A.R. 143)

Name: PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Brand: Pichet à glace (A.R. 143)
Price: 60000.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 75,000

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GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000

Closed: 22 Jun 2018

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PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)

Pichet à glace (A.R. 143)

Price Realised GBP 75,000

Closed: 22 Jun 2018

Price Realised GBP 75,000

Closed: 22 Jun 2018

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PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Pichet à glace (A.R. 143)
stamped, marked and numbered 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / 10/50 / Madoura' (underneath)
white earthenware ceramic vessel, partially engraved, with coloured engobe and glaze
Height: 11⅝ in. (32.3 cm.)
Conceived in 1952 and executed in a numbered edition of 50

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Lot Essay

Conceived in 1952, and executed in a small edition of 50, is a sophisticated example of Picasso’s masterful skill in utilising the complex vessel shape of the pitcher to explore the motif; a popular subject for the artist. This work employs mark-making to the surface creating large eyebrows and simple brushstrokes to create the eyes, nose and mouth. Here, Picasso experiments with the technique, a method employed since renaissance times, where the glaze is scraped away to reveal the underlying ceramic texture and colour. The vibrant and painterly design and highly surface perfectly exemplify Picasso's playful and highly inventive approach to ceramics.

was purchased in the early 1960s by the present owner's father and has remained in the same important Italian family ever since.

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