{"product_id":"cruchon-hibou-owl-pitcher-by-pablo-picasso","title":"Cruchon Hibou Owl Pitcher by Pablo Picasso","description":"Pablo Picasso\u003cbr\u003e 1881–1973 | Spanish \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eCruchon hibou (Owl Pitcher)\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Painted and glazed earthenware \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pablo Picasso transforms a functional vessel into a sculptural owl in \u003cem\u003eCruchon hibou\u003c\/em\u003e, a ceramic design conceived in 1955 and produced by the Madoura Pottery in an edition of 500. Combining painted decoration with the contours of the pitcher itself, the work demonstrates Picasso’s ability to discover animal forms within everyday objects. The model is documented as number 293 in Alain Ramié’s catalogue of Picasso’s edited ceramics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Large black eyes and a pointed beak give the owl its alert expression, while blue brushstrokes suggest brows and spotted plumage. Dark wings follow the rounded sides of the vessel, and painted feet anchor the bird at its base. The elongated neck and swelling body become part of the owl’s anatomy, allowing the image and ceramic form to work together. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Picasso first experimented with ceramics at Madoura in Vallauris, France, in 1946 and returned the following year to pursue the medium extensively. Working with the pottery’s founders, Suzanne and Georges Ramié, he explored how familiar vessels could become figures and animals through changes in shape and decoration. His ceramic practice received a major museum examination in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 1999 exhibition \u003cem\u003ePicasso: Painter and Sculptor in Clay\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With the Edition Picasso and Madoura stamps \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conceived in 1955 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11 1\/8\" high x 4 3\/4\" wide x 6 3\/4\" deep \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Private estate, Fort Lauderdale, Florida\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Literature:\u003cbr\u003e Alain Ramié, \u003cem\u003ePicasso: Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947–1971\u003c\/em\u003e, 1988, no. 293.","brand":"M.S. Rau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46087494107271,"sku":"32-3243","price":26850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/2471\/0466\/files\/32-3243_1_e2c51b21-720d-4105-afdf-9544613cbd47.png?v=1791494450","url":"https:\/\/rauantiques.com\/products\/cruchon-hibou-owl-pitcher-by-pablo-picasso","provider":"M.S. Rau","version":"1.0","type":"link"}