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Lot Essay
La céramique a joué un rôle fondamental dans la carrière de Pablo Picasso, de ses premières expérimentations en 1947 jusqu'à sa mort près de trente ans plus tard. Considérée par l'artiste comme une technique à part entière, elle est explorée sans relâche et avec un plaisir non dissimulé par l'artiste, qui s'amuse des rapports entre ligne et forme, entre deux et trois dimensions.
Gros oiseau visage noir est à cet égard représentatif de la recherche menée par le maître. Les amples courbes du vase soulignent et accentuent les formes rondes du volatile, tandis que les anses hautes figurent deux courtes ailes déployées. Le présent exemplaire, acquis en 1952, fit partie d’une importante collection de céramiques de l’artiste réunie par ses premiers propriétaires. Grands amateurs de Picasso, qu’ils rencontrèrent à maintes reprises, ils lui demandèrent la faveur exceptionnelle de signer cette pièce.
Ceramics played a fundamental part in Picasso's career, from his first experiments in 1947 until his death almost thirty years later. Appreciated by the artist as a creative medium in its own right, he explored with abundance and apparent delight the interplay offered between line and form, between two and three dimensions. Gros oiseau visage noir is a remarkable example of Picasso's artistic research and development of this celebrated medium. The curvature of the vase emphasizes and accentuates the bird, while the high handles embody short unfolded wings. The present vase, purchased in 1952, was part of an important group of ceramics assembled by its first owners. Connoisseurs of Picasso’s work, they had the opportunity to meet the artist on several occasions, during one of which they had the opportunity to request the artist to accord them the exceptional honour of signing the piece.
Gros oiseau visage noir est à cet égard représentatif de la recherche menée par le maître. Les amples courbes du vase soulignent et accentuent les formes rondes du volatile, tandis que les anses hautes figurent deux courtes ailes déployées. Le présent exemplaire, acquis en 1952, fit partie d’une importante collection de céramiques de l’artiste réunie par ses premiers propriétaires. Grands amateurs de Picasso, qu’ils rencontrèrent à maintes reprises, ils lui demandèrent la faveur exceptionnelle de signer cette pièce.
Ceramics played a fundamental part in Picasso's career, from his first experiments in 1947 until his death almost thirty years later. Appreciated by the artist as a creative medium in its own right, he explored with abundance and apparent delight the interplay offered between line and form, between two and three dimensions. Gros oiseau visage noir is a remarkable example of Picasso's artistic research and development of this celebrated medium. The curvature of the vase emphasizes and accentuates the bird, while the high handles embody short unfolded wings. The present vase, purchased in 1952, was part of an important group of ceramics assembled by its first owners. Connoisseurs of Picasso’s work, they had the opportunity to meet the artist on several occasions, during one of which they had the opportunity to request the artist to accord them the exceptional honour of signing the piece.