Pablo Picasso Spanish, 1881-1973
Cavalier et cheval, 1952
Turned ceramic pitcher (earthenware, partially glazed and painted).
H: 23.5 cm
Edition of 300, 33/300
Stamped « Edition Picasso » and « Madoura plein feu » on the base.
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Picasso's ceramics are a perfect marriage of artistic form and function - in this pitcher, Picasso uses the shape to create the horse of the Picador. The subject is tiend...
Picasso's ceramics are a perfect marriage of artistic form and function - in this pitcher, Picasso uses the shape to create the horse of the Picador. The subject is tiend to Picasso's Spanish roots, and one of his most emblematic : the Picador.
Provenance
Atelier Madoura, VallaurisNina Miller Collection.
Private collection, France.
Catalogues
Alain Ramié, Picasso. Catalogue de l'oeuvre céramique édité 1947-1971, Vallauris, 1988, no. 137, another cast illustrated p. 77