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“Pablo loved to surround himself with birds and animals. In general they were exempt from the suspicion with which he regarded his other friends.”
—Françoise GilotPicasso loved birds of all shapes and sizes, but it was a serendipitous encounter with a wounded owl in 1946 that inspired his adoration of this particular fowl. Françoise Gilot, who was spending that summer in Antibes with Picasso, chronicled the event in her memoir, writing that on discovering the owl “one of his claws had been injured. We bandaged it and it gradually healed. We bought a cage for him and when we returned to Paris, we brought him back with us and put him in the kitchen with the canaries, the pigeons and the turtledoves.” During that same summer, Picasso made his inaugural visit to the Madoura pottery studio in the village of Vallauris. In the subsequent years, he would blend these two revelations, setting up a studio at Madoura and crafting numerous ceramics featuring owl motifs.
Left: Coin of Athens, 475–465 B.C., J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Image: Digital image courtesy of Getty’s Open Content Program
Centre: Terracotta skyphos, mid 5th century B.C., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Image: © The Metropolitan Museum of New York, Rogers Fund, 1941, 41.162.100
Right: Stirrup-spout bottle with owl, 200-500 C.E., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Image: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Nathan Cummings, 1966, 66.30.5Symbolising wisdom, mystique, and introspection, owls carried even greater meaning in the South of France, as they are the historic symbol of Antibes. Additionally, Picasso’s studies of antiquity certainly would have familiarised him with how the owl motif was utilised in ancient Greece. As the animal attribute of the goddess of Athena, the owl featured prolifically, such as on the reverse of Athenian coinage and on many painted vases, known as skyphoi. With innovative forms and graphic surface designs, Picasso’s avian ceramic works also echo early South American pottery, such as those made by the Moche ceramicists in Peru in the second to fifth centuries. Then labelled ‘primitive’, Picasso admired these artworks due to their success in being emotionally charged as well as visually direct. Laden with symbolism and historical references, works such as Wood Owl are emblematic of Picasso’s masterful integration of timeless motifs and historical precedents with his own unique and innovative artistic vision.
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Artist Biography
Pablo Picasso
Spanish • 1881 - 1973
One of the most dominant and influential artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso was a master of endless reinvention. While significantly contributing to the movements of Surrealism, Neoclassicism and Expressionism, he is best known for pioneering the groundbreaking movement of Cubism alongside fellow artist Georges Braque in the 1910s. In his practice, he drew on African and Iberian visual culture as well as the developments in the fast-changing world around him.
Throughout his long and prolific career, the Spanish-born artist consistently pushed the boundaries of art to new extremes. Picasso's oeuvre is famously characterized by a radical diversity of styles, ranging from his early forays in Cubism to his Classical Period and his later more gestural expressionist work, and a diverse array of media including printmaking, drawing, ceramics and sculpture as well as theater sets and costumes designs.
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Chouette (Wood-Owl) (A.R. 605)
1969
White earthenware turned vase painted in colours, engraved with partial brushed glaze.
30 x 15 x 24 cm (11 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Incised with numbering 182/500 and 'R 148 Madoura Edition Picasso' in black paint, with the Madoura Plein Feu and Edition Picasso pottery stamps on the underside.
Estimate
£10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £16,510
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Pablo Picasso - Paper and Clay: Online Auction
26 October - 2 November 2023
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Pablo Picasso
Visage no. 0 (Face no. 0) (A.R. 458)
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡♠
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Visage no. 111 (Face no. 111) (A.R. 476)
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Pablo Picasso
Visage no. 130 (Face no. 130) (A.R. 479)
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Visage no. 202 (Face no. 202) (A.R. 495)
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Pablo Picasso
Visage gris (Grey Face) (A.R. 206)
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Pablo Picasso
Visage (Face) (A.R. 290)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Picador (Bullfighter) (G.R. 92)
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Pablo Picasso
Corrida aux personnages (Bullfight with Figures) (A.R. 104)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
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Toros (Bulls) (A.R. 161)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Centaure (Centaur) (A.R. 102)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
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Pablo Picasso
Scène de tauromachie (Bullfighting Scene) (A.R. 393)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Taureaux, Marli aux Feuilles (Bull, with Rim Decorated with Leaves) (A.R. 394)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Corrida (Bullfight) (A.R. 182)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
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Picador (Bullfighter) (A.R. 160)
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Pablo Picasso
Faune cavalier (Cavalier Faun) (A.R. 336)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
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Pablo Picasso
Tête d'Histrion (Histrion's Head) (Bl. 1849, Ba. 1360)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Yan bandeau noir (Yan Black Headband) (A.R. 514)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
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Pablo Picasso
Yan soleil (Yan Sun) (A.R. 516)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
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Pablo Picasso
Le déjeuner sur l’herbe (Luncheon on the Grass) (A.R. 517)
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Vase au décor pastel (Vase with Pastel Decoration) (A.R. 190)
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Personnages et cavalier (Figures and Horseman) (A.R. 540)
Estimate £800 - 1,200 •‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Visage de femme "Pomone" ("Pomona" Woman's Face) (A.R. 590)
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Petit visage barbu (Little Bearded Face) (A.R. 557)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Neptune foncé (Dark Neptune) (A.R. 580)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
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After Pablo Picasso
Portraits imaginaire (Imaginary Portraits): four plates
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £17,780
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After Pablo Picasso
Portraits imaginaire (Imaginary Portraits): four plates
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
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After Pablo Picasso
Portraits imaginaire (Imaginary Portraits): four plates
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
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Portraits imaginaire (Imaginary Portraits): four plates
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
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Portraits imaginaire (Imaginary Portraits): four plates
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Portraits imaginaire (Imaginary Portraits): four plates
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After Pablo Picasso
Portraits imaginaire (Imaginary Portraits): two plates
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Chope visage (Face Jug) (A.R. 434)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Sujet poisson (Fish Subject) (A.R. 139)
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Oiseau no. 76 (Bird no. 76) (A.R. 481)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Chouette (Wood-Owl) (A.R. 605)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Oiseau à la huppe (Bird with Tuft) (A.R. 173)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Taureau et picador (Bull and Bullfighter) (A.R. 369)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £5,080
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Pablo Picasso
Profil de taureau (Bull's Profile) (A.R. 317)
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500 ‡♠
Sold for £5,334
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39No Reserve
Pablo Picasso
Taureau sous l'arbre (Bull under the Tree) (A.R. 159)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 •‡♠
Sold for £1,651
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Pablo Picasso
Joueur de flûte (Flute player) (see A.R. 126-128)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
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After Pablo Picasso
Nature morte aux poires et au pichet (Still Life with Pears and Pitcher)
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡♠
Sold for £11,430
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Pablo Picasso
Bouquet à la pomme (Bunch with Apple) (A.R. 307)
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ♠
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43No Reserve
Pablo Picasso
Trois personnages sur tremplin (Three Figures on Trampoline) (A.R. 374)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 •‡♠
Sold for £1,778
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Pablo Picasso
Danseurs (Dancers) (A.R. 388)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Têtes (Heads) (A.R. 367)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,794
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Pablo Picasso
Profil de Jacqueline (Jacqueline's Profile) (A.R. 385)
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £4,826
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47No Reserve
Pablo Picasso
Sylvette (A.R. 266)
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 •♠
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Pablo Picasso
Sylvette (A.R. 267)
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800 ‡♠
Sold for £1,778
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Pablo Picasso
Grosse courtisane, avec une vieillard et un spectateur en costume (Large Courtesan, with an Old Man and a Spectator in Costume), plate 72 from Série 347 (Bl. 1552, Ba. 1568)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £1,905
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Pablo Picasso
Couple nu posant (Nude Couple Posing), plate 174 from Série 347 (Bl. 1654, Ba. 1670)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,540
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Pablo Picasso
Vieux clown avec une ravissante personne (Old Clown with a Lovely Person), plate 49 from Série 347 (Bl. 1529, Ba. 1545)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £3,302
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Pablo Picasso
Grosse prostituée et 'mousquetaire' (Large Prostitute and 'Musketeer'), plate 175 from Série 347 (Bl. 1655, Ba. 1671)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,159
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Pablo Picasso
Pêcheur à la ligne (Angler) (A.R. 262)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,032
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Pablo Picasso
Peintre, ou écrivain, avec deux femmes (Painter, or Writer, with Two Women), plate 157 from Série 347 (Bl. 1637, Ba. 1653)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,540
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Pablo Picasso
Visage de faune (Faun's Face) (A.R. 256)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £1,905
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Pablo Picasso
Visage au trait oblique (Face with Oblique Line) (A.R. 588)
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ‡♠
Sold for £3,048
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Pablo Picasso
Visage (Face) (A.R. 243)
Estimate £500 - 700 ‡♠
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Pablo Picasso
Couple posant pour un peintre en habit de cour (Couple Posing for a Painter in Court Dress), plate 214 from Série 347 (Bl. 1694, Ba. 1710)
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £6,985
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Pablo Picasso
Mille et une nuits et Célestine: La jeune esclave (A Thousand and One Nights and Célestine: The Young Slave), plate 94 from Série 347 (Bl. 1574, Ba. 1590)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
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60No Reserve
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Femmes à leur toilette, avec Degas rêvant (Women at their Toilette, with Degas Daydreaming), plate 84 from Série 156 (Bl. 1939, Ba. 1948)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 •‡♠
Sold for £4,064
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