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| Artist: | Picasso, Pablo (1881 - 1973) |
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| Title: | Dancing, 1957 |
| Reference: | Ramié 400 |
| Medium: | Madoura Earthenware Ceramic Oval Dish |
| Image Size: | 12.38 in x 15.38 in (31.4 cm x 39.1 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 12.38 in x 15.38 in (31.4 cm x 39.1 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 28.5 in x 25.25 in (72.39 cm x 64.1 cm) |
| Signed: | This work is stamped on the reverse 'Empreinte Originale De Picasso' and 'Madoura plein feu' |
| Edition: | From the edition of 400 |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Gallery Price: Item# 1298 | Sorry, this item is sold. Please visit the rest of our Picasso fine art collection |
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Utilizing the simplistic design motifs frequently found in his ceramics, Picasso creates a bold and bright work that plays with our notion of what is functional and what is art. Three graceful dancers leap from the surface, exuding joy and energy in this fantastic ceramic plate. Composed of largely matte black and red engobe decoration, Picasso's plate includes a brilliant high gloss white on the subtle detailing of the figures and outer rim area of the platter. This textural variation adds a burst of compositional interest and an overall sense of joy to the piece. Titled Dancing, the work exudes a wonderful sense of happiness and delight, as the sinewy dancers leap from the surface of the ceramic, generating an innate sense of energy that is simply magnetic. This is a marvelous piece in wonderful condition—an absolute necessity to any serious ceramic or Picasso collection. Created in 1957, this ceramic oval dish was created from white earthenware clay with matte black and red engobe decoration, and a beautiful glossy white glaze. Stamped on the reverse, ‘Edition Picasso’ and ‘Madoura plein feu’, there is a written notation as well, ‘Edition Picasso Madoura’ in black. This work is from the edition of 400. The date is also inscribed on the front, ‘1.8.57’. Illustrated in:
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| Style: | cubist modern art |
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Biography of Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
"Yet Cubism and Modern art weren't either scientific or intellectual; they were visual and came from the eye and mind of one of the greatest geniuses in art history. Pablo Picasso, born in Spain, was a child prodigy who was recognized as such by his art-teacher father, who ably led him along. The small Museo de Picasso in Barcelona is devoted primarily to his early works, which include strikingly realistic renderings of casts of ancient sculpture.
"He was a rebel from the start and, as a teenager, began to frequent the Barcelona cafes where intellectuals gathered. He soon went to Paris, the capital of art, and soaked up the works of Manet, Gustave Courbet, and Toulouse-Lautrec, whose sketchy style impressed him greatly. Then it was back to Spain, a return to France, and again back to Spain - all in the years 1899 to 1904.
"Before he struck upon Cubism, Picasso went through a prodigious number of styles - realism, caricature, the Blue Period, and the Rose Period. The Blue Period dates from 1901 to 1904 and is characterized by a predominantly blue palette and subjects focusing on outcasts, beggars, and prostitutes. This was when he also produced his first sculptures. The most poignant work of the style is in Cleveland's Museum of Art, La Vie (1903), which was created in memory of a great childhood friend, the Spanish poet Casagemas, who had committed suicide. The painting started as a self-portrait, but Picasso's features became those of his lost friend. The composition is stilted, the space compressed, the gestures stiff, and the tones predominantly blue. Another outstanding Blue Period work, of 1903, is in the Metropolitan, The Blind Man's Meal. Yet another example, perhaps the most lyrical and mysterious ever, is in the Toledo Museum of Art, the haunting Woman with a Crow (1903).
"The Rose Period began around 1904 when Picasso's palette brightened, the paintings dominated by pinks and beiges, light blues, and roses. His subjects are saltimbanques (circus people), harlequins, and clowns, all of whom seem to be mute and strangely inactive. One of the premier works of this period is in Washington, D.C., the National Gallery's large and extremely beautiful Family of Saltimbanques dating to 1905, which portrays a group of circus workers who appear alienated and incapable of communicating with each other, set in a one-dimensional space.
"In 1905, Picasso went briefly to Holland, and on his return to Paris, his works took on a classical aura with large male and fernale figures seen frontally or in distinct profile, almost like early Greek art. One of the best of these of 1906 is in the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY, La Toilette. Several pieces in this new style were purchased by Gertrude (the art patron and writer) and her brother, Leo Stein.
Picasso enjoyed creating his art on many media. From paintings to etchings to ceramics, all of his works are a testament to his skills. There are even Picasso prints that are worth more than unique original works.
