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Visage No. 101 Ceramic Plate by Pablo Picasso
- This beautiful ceramic plate was created by Pablo Picasso at the Madoura Pottery
- The painted and glazed earthenware plate has a bold, graphic design of a face
- It perfectly exemplifies Picasso’s seamless fusion of painting, sculpture and function
- It is listed in Alain Ramié's Catalogue Raisonné, as number 475
- Get complete item description here
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1881–1973 | Spanish
Visage No. 101
White earthenware ceramic with colored engobe and glaze
Among the most compelling of Pablo Picasso’s late ceramic works, Visage No. 101 reflects the artist’s enduring fascination with transforming simple forms into vehicles of expression. Executed in 1963 in collaboration with the Madoura Pottery in Vallauris, the plate unites painting, sculpture and design in a single, harmonious composition. Its vibrant surface and fluid brushwork demonstrate. . .
1881–1973 | Spanish
Visage No. 101
White earthenware ceramic with colored engobe and glaze
Among the most compelling of Pablo Picasso’s late ceramic works, Visage No. 101 reflects the artist’s enduring fascination with transforming simple forms into vehicles of expression. Executed in 1963 in collaboration with the Madoura Pottery in Vallauris, the plate unites painting, sculpture and design in a single, harmonious composition. Its vibrant surface and fluid brushwork demonstrate the spontaneous energy that defined Picasso’s approach to the ceramic medium.
Across the plate’s surface, a stylized face emerges in sweeping strokes of black, green, yellow and soft rose. Symmetrical and rhythmic, the composition features almond-shaped eyes flanking a slender nose and compact mouth. The interplay of color and incised line animates the surface, revealing Picasso’s deft manipulation of volume and plane.
Picasso’s partnership with the Madoura Pottery beginning in 1946 marked a pivotal chapter in his career. Through the ceramic medium, he redefined the boundaries of modern art, merging the centuries-old tradition of Mediterranean pottery with the radical sensibility of Cubism. Today, his ceramics 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. 101 Edition Picasso. Madoura and numbered 12/150 on the reverse.
1963
3/4" high x 9 3/4“ diameter
Literature:
Alain Ramié, Picasso: Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works 1947–1971, Madoura: Galerie Madoura, 1988, no. 475.
| Maker: | Picasso, Pablo |
| Period: | 1919-Present |
| Origin: | France |
| Type: | Other Fine Art |
| Style: | Modernism |
| Depth: | 9.75 in. (24.77 cm) |
| Width: | 9.75 in. (24.77 cm) |
| Height: | 0.75 in. (1.91 cm) |
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