Terre de faïence
France, 1952
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) – Spanish Cubist painter and printmaker
Stamped on the base: ‘EDITION PICASSO’ / ‘MADOURA PLEIN FEU; Inscribed: ‘Edition Picasso’
Edition of 500
Ramié 159
Diameter: 7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.)
Good condition
Estimate $4,000-$5,000

Robustly designed, this large mass of the bull – one of Picasso’s most depicted animal subjects – is represented by the rounded forms of the back and legs. The addition of painted green tons around the black forms, and dots around the rim of the plate, add a sense of energy to the work.

Executed in 1952, this terre de faïence plate is one of 500 copies produced by Madoura. This piece is inscribed Edition Picasso with the Edition Picasso and Madoura Plein Feu stamps on the underside of the plate. Lip possibly repaired, scuffs and chips on base, customary to object. Otherwise good condition.

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)

A prolific and tireless innovator of art forms, Pablo Picasso impacted the course of 20th-century art with unparalleled magnitude. Inspired by Primitivism and developments in the world around him, Picasso contributed significantly to a number of artistic movements, notably Cubism, Surrealism, Neoclassicism, and Expressionism. Along with Georges Braque, Picasso is best known for pioneering Cubism in an attempt to reconcile three-dimensional space with the two-dimensional picture plane. Picasso’s sizable oeuvre includes over 50,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, theater sets, and costume designs which can be found in public and private collections worldwide.

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