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Pablo PicassoVisage No. 202 Ceramic Plate by Pablo PicassoCirca 1963
Circa 1963
$24,500
£18,732.35
€21,442.32
CA$34,547.95
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Pablo Picasso
1881-1973 Spanish
Visage No. 202
Earthenware ceramic and paint
Created in 1963 at the Madoura studio in Vallauris, Visage No. 202 exemplifies Pablo Picasso’s imaginative and expressive approach to ceramic portraiture. Executed in painted and glazed white earthenware, this circular plate transforms a utilitarian object into a vibrant, sculptural canvas. The work demonstrates Picasso’s unmatched ability to fuse spontaneity with structure, translating the human face into a field of color, rhythm and form.
At its center, a rounded expanse of blue defines the visage, animated by bold black brows and circular eyes that radiate both humor and intensity. A white-and-red vertical stripe forms the nose, while green and yellow enliven the cheeks and a curved mouth in brown and red lends a wry, emotive expression. Framing the composition, rhythmic black brushstrokes encircle the rim, uniting the surface in movement and balance. The result is a compelling synthesis of color and gesture that reflects Picasso’s lifelong pursuit of expressive simplicity.
Picasso’s collaboration with the Madoura Pottery beginning in 1946 marked one of the most prolific and inventive chapters of his career. Working alongside Suzanne and Georges Ramié, the artist produced more than 600 ceramic editions, each merging fine art with craftsmanship in revolutionary ways. Today, his Madoura works are represented in major collections worldwide, including the Musée Picasso in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne.
Inscribed No 202, Edition Picasso, Madoura and numbered 281/500 on the reverse
Circa 1963
1" high x 10" diameter
Provenance:
Private collection
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
Literature:
Alain Ramié, Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works 1947–1971, no. 495
- Creator:Pablo Picasso (1881-1973, Spanish)
- Creation Year:Circa 1963
- Dimensions:Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Condition:
- Gallery Location:New Orleans, LA
- Reference Number:Seller: 32-18621stDibs: LU18617320082
Pablo Picasso
One of the most prolific and revolutionary artists the world has ever seen, Pablo Picasso had a tremendous impact on the development of 20th-century modern art. Although he is best known for his association with the Cubist movement, which he founded with Georges Braque, Picasso’s influence extends to Surrealism, neoclassicism and Expressionism.
“Every act of creation is, first of all, an act of destruction,” the Spanish artist proclaimed. In Picasso's Cubist paintings, he emphasizes the two-dimensionality of the canvas, breaking with conventions regarding perspective, foreshortening and proportion. Picasso was inspired by Iberian and African tribal art. One of his most famous pre-Cubist works is Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907), a painting considered immoral and shocking at the time for its depiction of nude women whose faces resemble Iberian tribal masks.
Picasso made many portraits in this style, most often of the women in his life, their expressively colored faces composed of geometric shards of surface planes. In Woman in a Hat (Olga), 1935, he painted his first wife as an assemblage of abstract forms, leaving the viewer to decipher the subject through the contrasting colors and shapes. Picasso was a tireless artist, creating more than 20,000 paintings, drawings, prints, ceramics and sculptures. Tracing his life’s work reveals the progression of modern art, on which he had an unparalleled influence.
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