A beautiful and wild faun emerges from the pure white clay in this exquisite work. Complicated and detailed patterns, coupled with the traditional circular dish design, this work reflects the best of Picassos (Malaga, 1881- Mougins, 1973) creative genius and modern style. Georges Bloch stated of Picassos ceramic works, '…in approach, material and technique is as novel as it is interesting. Pottery, gleaming white discs with relief designs, monochrome or brightly coloured ovals, dishes and even jugs and vases here serve as bearers of compositions whose themes express the joyous, life-loving side of Picasso's work. They are printed from blocks and stamps fashioned by the master over a period of more than twenty years in the Madoura pottery workshop in Vallauris." (Bloch 7).

Created in 1956, this original Madoura ceramic round dish was created from white earthenware clay. Stamped on the reverse,'Empreinte Originale de Picasso' and 'Madoura plein feu'. The piece also contains the marking 'C. 110' in black on the reverse; numbered from the edition of 100 in black on the reverse.

DOCUMENTED AND ILLUSTRATED IN:
1) Ramié, Alain. Picasso Catalogue of the edited ceramic works 1947-1971.
1988, listed as cat no 319 on pg 319.

2) Bloch, Georges. Pablo Picasso, Catalogue de l'oeuvre grave céramique
1949-1971. Tome III: 1972.

About the Framing:
Museum grade conservation framed in a complementary moulding with silk mats.