155 - PABLO PICASSO (1881–1973) & ATELIER MADOURA

PABLO PICASSO (1881–1973) & ATELIER MADOURA Yansoleil, design created on [August 30, 1963], proof numbered 145/300 Turned pitcher. Authentic replica of the limited edition of three hundred numbered copies produced at Madoura. Red earthenware piece, decorated with knife-engraved engobe. Bears the sunken stamps “Édition PICASSO & MADOURA Plein feu,” marked “Édition PICASSO,” “MADOURA,” and numbered 145/300 in an engraved inscription within a black cartouche beneath the base. H. 26.5 cm Bibliography: Alain Ramié – Picasso, Catalog of Ceramic Works Published 1947–1971 – Éditions Madoura, Vallauris, 1988. An identical piece is reproduced on page 257, under catalog number 516.