PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Chouette visage de femme (A.R. 144)
stamped, marked and numbered 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / 159/300 / Edition Picasso / Madoura' (underneath)
white earthenware ceramic vase, partially engraved, with coloured engobe and glaze
Height: 11 in. (28 cm.)
Conceived in 1952 and executed in a numbered edition of 300

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Lot Essay

Picasso’s connection to the mysterious owl creature was more than just symbolic—the surfaces of these owl vases allowed him to explore the ceramic medium in a very painterly manner. Picasso’s approach to ceramics was known to be highly inventive, leading to him being regarded by some not only as the greatest artist of the 20th century, but the greatest and most inventive ceramicist of the time.