Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
Title: Full-Face Face (s.9871)
Visage de Face
Medium: Round cupel, 1960, white earthenware clay, engraving accentuated with oxidized paraffin, glaze bath, Black enamel underside, ivory, brown, green, bronze coloured black, stamped, marked and numbered 'Madoura Empreinte Originale de Picasso / Madoura / 65/100 / K.114' (underneath)
Size: 7 Inches; 17.8 cms (Diameter)
Reference: Alain Ramié, Picasso: Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works 1947 - 1971, Galerie Madoura, 1988, reproduced page 342, catalogue Number 454
Edition: 65/100 Numbered by hand verso
Created by: Madoura Potteries, Vallauris, France
Note: Animated lines convey an unusual yet striking face in this dramatic work. Smiling out at us with one eye seemingly closed, we gather the impression that this full-face face is winking at us. Minimal relief with lines in exquisite brown and teal hues define the eyes, nose, and mouth of this smiling face, as Picasso once again exemplifies his talent at conveying human expression. Contrasting smooth surface areas with raised patches of relief, Picasso achieves a rich sense of texture in this remarkable work.
Provenence: 22/2/2022 Christies Online sale 20051 Lot 68
Thence to: Hertfordshire collector
