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PABLO PICASSO Original Ceramic Plate Dove 1948

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PABLO PICASSO Original Ceramic Plate Dove 1948
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PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Málaga 1881-1973 Mougins (Spanish)

Title: Matt Dove / Colombe Mate, 1948

Technique: Original Painted and Partially Glazed White Ceramic Platter

Plate Size: 31 x 37.4 cm / 12.2 x 14.7 in (Oval)

Additional Information: The work is stamped 'Madoura Plein Feu' and 'Edition Picasso' verso. It was conceived in 1948 in an edition of 450.
It is a partially glazed white ceramic platter, with black slip, painted in colors. Picasso created thousands of ceramic pieces between 1947-1971, some of which (like ours) were produced in limited numbers and with exclusive rights by Madoura Pottery in Vallauris, where Suzanne and Georges Ramié welcomed him in July 1946.
Picasso tackled ceramics with his genius and prodigious creative imagination, under the close initiation of Suzanne Ramié who provided him with her vast knowledge of the tricks of the craft.
Then it came to pass that after an intense period of work, he sought the ability to repeat certain of his works.
It was then essential to transpose into ceramic reality the method already put into practice in graphic art, but for this new application, the basis of the graphic design originated from very different principles.
This particular difficulty was solved by adopting two methods, whose various techniques were carefully examined:
1st: the authentic replica of an original by exact repeating of volumes and illuminations.
2nd: the transfer from an original subject engraved on a hardened plaster matrix, by applying a fresh sheet to take clay impression.
This second method, called "Original print of Picasso", is authenticated by a stamp engraved on the reverse side of each piece.
These two methods combined are commonly called Ceramic editions of Picasso".
In both cases, pieces so edited are certified by an edition monogram or a graphic sign that appears on the reverse side, neck or base; and for some of them by the piece number within a production series.

Literature: Ramié, Alain, 1988, Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works 1947-1971, Madoura.
Reference: p. 50, no. 77 (another version illustrated)

Condition: Excellent condition.