A private collection of more than 100 ceramics by Pablo Picasso will be auctioned at Sotheby’s in London on March 19. The single owner sale will include a collection of prints by Picasso, Joan Miró and Andy Warhol. Individual ceramic estimates range from £2,000-£30,000.
Picasso stunned the art world when, in 1947, as one of the most famous western artists, and approaching 65 years of age, he absconded from post-war Paris to undertake an apprenticeship at the then little-known Madoura pottery in Vallauris, in rural Southern France. Over two decades he transformed plates, bowls and vases into owls, goats, men, women, bulls and fishes. Pottery has been produced in Vallauris since Roman times.
Pablo Picasso Vase Gros Oiseau Vert 9£25,000 – £35,0000. (Click on image to enlarge).
Pablo Picasso Chouette (£6,000 – £8,000). (Click on image to enlarge).
Pablo Picasso – Cavalier et Cheval (£4,000-£6,000). (Click on image to enlarge).