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Pablo Picasso (18811973) Goat’s Head in Profile (Tête de Chèvre de Profil), 1952

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Woman (Femme), 1955

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CERAMICS BY PICASSO Ceramics by Pablo Picasso continue on show at a selling exhibition in London this month – the first time the artist’s ceramics have been exhibited as a solo show in the capital.

Picasso’s ceramic works which all demonstrate the playful aesthetic of the Spanish artist, have generated significant interest in recent years. His subjects varied from Greek mythological figures to animals, faces and even scenes of the Spanish corrida.

Picasso’s ceramics were the result of a 25-year collaboration with the Madoura Pottery workshop in Vallauris, where he met his muse and second wife Jacqueline Roque. From 1946 to his death in 1973, he produced more than 3,500 ceramic designs.

When he created them – often in editions of up to 500 – Picasso intended the works to be both accessible and easily affordable. Today, while prices have soared, they are still within the budgets of many collectors. Picasso’s Ceramics is on at the Huxley-Parlour Gallery, 3-5 Swallow Street until April 30.

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Picasso’s marks Throughout his later career, Picasso experimented with a variety of ceramic techniques, including oxides and glazes, firing processes and engravings. He adopted two main styles: the replication of an object and the creation of unique designs, using dry clay moulds.

Works of the latter kind are distinguished by the mark Empriente Originale de Picasso. Other marks include the stamp Madoura Plein Feu, which verifies the edition’s authenticity and provenance, and Edition Picasso, which was limited to editions authorised by the artist and created at the Madoura factory.

Above Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Grey Face (Visage Gris), 1953