Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Price Realised USD 47,500

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USD 12,000 - USD 18,000

Closed: 17 Nov 2015

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Chouette (A.R. 602)

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Price Realised USD 47,500

Closed: 17 Nov 2015

Price Realised USD 47,500

Closed: 17 Nov 2015

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Chouette (A.R. 602)
stamped, marked and numbered 'Edition Picasso/Madoura Plein Feu/Edition Picasso/73/350' (underneath)
partially glazed and engraved ceramic vase
Height: 11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1969 and executed in a numbered edition of 350

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All owls represented in this sale come in the form of shaped vases. They're clever, they’re humorous—embodying both the owl and the vase forms at the same time. These are quite complex shapes, constructed out of four parts: the body, the head, the tail, and the foot. Picasso collaborated closely with Suzanne Ramié, who worked at the Madoura pottery studio with him, to design these shapes, which were quite a quite a technical achievement—both in physical and decorative terms—employing multiple techniques to produce layered textures.