Pablo Picasso Madoura 1954 Glazed Ceramic Bowl "Picador"

Item Details

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
Picador, 1954
White glazed ceramic bowl with black and green oxidized paraffin
Unsigned
An edition out of 100
Marked with “Madoura Plein Feu” and “Empreinte Originale de Picasso” stamps to the underside
Dated in mould in reverse to the inside “30.1.54”

Pablo Picasso was a pioneer of Modern art. Born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain, he was the son of an artist and began to draw at an early age. His first exhibition in Barcelona was in 1900, and throughout the early years of his career his works were defined by stylistic experimentation, which included his Blue and Rose Periods. Settling in Paris in 1904, he became friendly with a circle of artists, collectors and dealers including Henri Matisse and Gertrude and Leo Stein.

Around 1906, Picasso met Georges Braque and his style moved towards Cubism in which perspective was abandoned and an open form composition was embraced. Backgrounds blended with foregrounds, and objects were distorted as they were depicted from multiple angles. The style paved the way for the development of non-representational art that would be taken up by other artists and dominate the 20th Century aesthetic.

Throughout the rest of his career, Picasso worked in a range of styles including Neoclassicism and Surrealism. His oeuvre includes not only paintings and prints, but collage, theatrical designs, sculpture and ceramics. He had a profound influence on the development of art in the 20th Century, and his works are part of museum collections around the world.

Condition

- few hairline fissures to the glaze on the inside of the bowl; minor chipping to the bowl edges; minor accretions throughout; minor discoloration to oxidized paraffin; minor marks to the outside of the bowl.

Dimensions

Item #

ITMG067388