Pablo PICASSO 1956 Fauns Face Madoura ceramic edition Picasso ceramic Start Price USD 8,990.00 Current Price USD 8,990.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 9,000.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 28, 2008 End Time Sunday, September 07, 2008 Location Santa Monica, California See more about 'Pablo PICASSO 1956 Fauns Face Madoura ceramic edition' Description Pablo Picasso (Spanish: 1881-1973) Tormented Faun’s Face 1956 A.R. white earthenware clay Decoration in engobes under brushed glaze Ivory, blue Edition of 100 Inscribed and stamped on underside Ramie # R.319 16 inches diameter   Illustrated: Picasso: Catalogue of the Editioned Ceramic Works: 1947-1971   Provenance: Galerie Madoura, Vallauris, France Alan Rich, New York City Private Collection, Los Angeles   Retail value: $12,000.00 Reserve: $9,000.00   Picasso became intrigued with ceramics as a creative medium in 1947.   The ceramics, like the graphics, convey a sense of spontaneity but due to their gestural strength and color have even more vitality and vibrancy.  Picasso was never satisfied in creating color prints, preferring the simplicity of the black and white.  Even his linocuts, where he could easily control the color, were generally printed in very few shades of brown.The selection of clay as a medium and the use of mythological and classical themes in his ceramics was an influence Picasso gained through his interest in Iberian and Mediterranean subjects, harkening back to his roots from the Catalan area while working in southern France.Just as Picasso was amazingly productive as a printmaker, so too he enjoyed creating ceramics, producing more than 2,000 pieces from October 1947 to the fall of 1948, embodying innovations in form, technique, and the use of colors.In 1953 Picasso met artist Jacqueline Roque at Madoura Pottery in Vallauris where she worked and he created his ceramics.  In 1961 they married and moved to Mougins, France where Picasso continued creating ceramics until his death in 1973.   Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!