Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Name: Chouette mate (A.R. 405)
Brand: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Price: 19000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised USD 23,750

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USD 10,000 - USD 15,000

Closed: 17 May 2017

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Chouette mate (A.R. 405)

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Price Realised USD 23,750

Closed: 17 May 2017

Price Realised USD 23,750

Closed: 17 May 2017

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Chouette mate (A.R. 405)
stamped, marked and numbered 'Madoura Plein Feu/Edition Picasso/16/200/Edition Picasso' (underneath)
terracotta vase, partially engraved, with colored engobe and glaze
Height: 10 5/8 in. (26.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1958 and executed in a numbered edition of 200

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Lot Essay

Clever and humorous, the and vases in this sale embody both the owl and the vessel form 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 technical achievement—both in physical and decorative terms—employing multiple techniques to produce layered textures.