Pablo Picasso - Casa Fornaroli London Thursday, April 27, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Antonio Fornaroli, Milan
    Thence by descent

  • Literature

    Domus, no. 381, August 1961, n.p.
    Alain Ramié, Picasso: Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works 1947-1971, Vallauris, 1988, no. 321, p. 164

  • 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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'Visage aux mains'

1956
White earthenware plate with sculpted design.
43.1 cm (16 7/8 in.) diameter
Produced by Atelier Madoura, Vallauris, France. Number 12 from the edition of 100. Underside numbered 12/100 in black paint, impressed with pottery mark MADOURA/PLEIN FEU EMPREINTE/ORIGINALE DE/PICASSO and incised C 109.

Estimate
£3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠

Sold for £9,525

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Antonia King
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Casa Fornaroli

London Auction 27 April 2023