Pablo Picasso Spanish, 1881-1973
Sujet Colombe (AR 435), 1959
Terre de faïence vase with engobes decoration, engraved on enamel
16 × 23 × 11 cm
6 3/10 × 9 1/10 × 4 3/10 in
6 3/10 × 9 1/10 × 4 3/10 in
Edition of 500
Inscribed 'Edition Picasso', with the Edition Picasso and Madoura Plein Feu stamps on the underside.
Copyright The Artist
The Dove is, perhaps, one of Picasso's most iconic subjects from the Post-War Period, reprised in drawings, lithographs and even ceramics, a celebration of the peace that finally arrived in...
The Dove is, perhaps, one of Picasso's most iconic subjects from the Post-War Period, reprised in drawings, lithographs and even ceramics, a celebration of the peace that finally arrived in Europe.
The artist's ceramics are always highly biomorphic : here Picasso uses the form of the ceramic vessel in order to create the bird.
The artist's ceramics are always highly biomorphic : here Picasso uses the form of the ceramic vessel in order to create the bird.
Provenance
Atelier Madoura, VallaurisPrivate collection, France
Publications
Catalogue raisonné «Pablo Picasso : L’oeuvre céramique éditée 1947-1971», Alain Ramié, éd. Madoura, Vallauris, p. 228, n°435.