59 - Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) & Ateliers Madoura

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) & Ateliers Madoura Face Bowl, 1950. Made of glazed and painted earthenware, marked “Edition Madoura Picasso” on the back H. 6 cm, D. 12 cm. Bibliography: > RAMIÉ (Alain). Picasso: Catalog of Ceramic Works, 1947–1971. Madoura Editions, 1988, no. 290 This bowl exemplifies the fruitful collaboration that began in 1946 between the Spanish artist and the renowned studio of Suzanne and Georges Ramié in Vallauris. It demonstrates the freedom with which Picasso appropriates the object’s three-dimensional form to express his graphic obsessions. Through a minimalist design combining colored engobes and motifs painted in black oxide under the glaze, the lines of the face harmoniously follow the curves of the piece. This functional and artistic creation embodies the quest for simplicity and the Mediterranean spirit that characterize the artist’s ceramic work, transforming an everyday object into a medium for modern and timeless expression.