Picasso Owl Ceramic

Le hibou rouge et blanc 1953 a one of a kind earthenware sculpture of a patterned owl set the auction record for picasso s ceramics selling for.

Picasso owl ceramic.

Explore all serveware ceramics silver and glass created by pablo picasso. His favourite owls with human faces an owlet and a goat were the artist s pets at that time prevail among the characters. Choose from 19 authentic pablo picasso ceramics for sale on 1stdibs. Picasso produced more than 3 500 ceramic designs including plates vases dishes tiles and pitchers.

Picasso s three dimensional ceramics mainly refers to the animalistic genre. Whether a bullfighting scene a visage plate an owl goat or fish plate or a portrait of his last muse and second wife jacqueline roque each work will sit differently depending on the surroundings a particular design might fit better. The design is hand engraved. 605 sold id w 5985.

A favorite theme of both pablo picasso and his collector s the owl motif has recurred prominently throughout the artist s prolific oeuvre but perhaps in no other medium is the spirit and whimsy better conveyed in the ceramic medium. Pablo picasso ceramic tête de femme à la couronne de fleurs woman s head with crown of flowers 1964 a r. Hibou mat matte owl and incised madoura pleain feu edition picasso this white earthenware dish is decorated with picasso s iconic hibou owl design. Passionate about expanding his collector base picasso created many ceramics in large editions with accessible prices though the market for some of his unique ceramics has since skyrocketed.