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.
© Succession Picasso 2026
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
Catalogues
Catalogue raisonné «Pablo Picasso : L’oeuvre céramique éditée 1947-1971», Alain Ramié, éd. Madoura, Vallauris, p. 228, n°435.