Madoura Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

7 Assiettes à dessert en gré émaillé par Suzanne Ramié pour MADOURA 1950s

Edition : 191/500 Catalog : [Ramié 611] Turned pitcher White earthenware, engobe decoration and partial underglaze enamel using a brush Edition Picasso Madoura stamp Plein feu An e...

Edition : 500 ex. Maker : Madoura Catalog : [Ramié 288, p. 150] In the bright light of Vallauris, Picasso is inspired by Suzanne Ramié's Madoura wor...

Edition : 100/300 Maker : Madoura Catalog : [Ramié 244] In the bright light of Vallauris, Picasso was inspired by Suzanne Ramié's Madoura workshop. The Spanish artist redefined the ...

Nice Madoura ceramic vase, circa 1960, France. Red glazed ceramic outside, grey/blue inside. Stamped "Madoura Plein Feu" Dimensions: 15 cm H, 13 cm diameter. All purchases are covere...

Picasso ceramics by Madoura « Poisson chiné » by Pablo Picasso Plat ovale, empreinte originale, created in 1952. from an edition of 200 examples. Dimensions : 42.5 X 34.5 cm. Référence catalogue Madoura n° 170. Sourced from a private collection of Picasso ceramics, originally purchased at Madoura in Vallauris in the 1950s. In the late 1940s Pablo Picasso, then in his sixties, discovered a new passion, as a result of his encounter with Suzanne and Georges Ramié at the Atelier Madoura in Vallauris on the Cote d'Azur. A master artist, “The Artist" of the 20th century, Picasso was, however, relatively new to ceramics, a novice even, yet, as always during his artistic journey his hunger for new ideas and desire to master the process took over and he quickly mastered the art of hand decorated ceramics . After much experimentation with the Ramies, Picasso soon became adept in the art of glazed ceramic pottery. During the following 24 years Picasso produced thousands of different unique ceramic pieces with Madoura, vases, plates, bowls, sculptures and objects which he decorated with all manner of anthropomorphic imagery, including faces, owls, fish, bulls, beasts and many other elements from his lifelong stock of artistic imagery. Madoura replicated his unique designs using moulds to copy the form and then mimicking Picasso's delicate brushstrokes with glazes to match the originals. The result was 633 different ceramic editions produced by the Ramié’s between 1947 and 1971. The editions were made in multiples of 25 up to 500, generally speaking the edition size today determines the rarity and ultimately the value of each piece. Many, but not all were numbered, all feature a variety painted and/or impressed marks made by the Madoura potters - The stamps include ‘Madoura plein feu’ , ‘ Empreinte originale de Picasso’ and ‘Edition Picasso’ The market for Picasso ceramics made by Madoura in the mid 20th century has grown significantly during the past decade. It has become one of the most accessible areas of collecting the great masters art...

Astonishing Vase sculpture in textured sandstone evoking the generous shapes of a seed. This sensual and dense piece is typical of the modernist creations of the Madoura studio in th...

The engraved and brush painted ceramic plate, Visage Gris (Grey Face) is one the most iconic pieces created by Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, France. It is said "all portraits are self portraits". In this work, we see Picasso's wistfulness, vulnerability and humor set within a beautiful image representing both the sun and the moon, the masculine and the feminine. Picasso mastery of form, image, composition and subtle color is evident in a work that resonates transcendence. Created in 1953, Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage Gris (Grey Face), 1953 A.R. 206 is a Madoura white earthenware clay, knife engraved under partial brushed glaze with decoration in engobes (green, black, white) from the edition of 500. This work is stamped with the 'Madoura PLEIN FEU' and ‘EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO’ pottery stamps on the reverse. Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 15 1/8 x 1 5/8in (31.4 x 38.3 x 4.1cm). Madoura was an artisan workshop created by Georges and Suzanne Ramie which collaborated with Picasso in the fabrication and hand painting of the works. Pablo Picasso designed 633 different ceramic editions between 1947 and 1971 at the Madoura workshop, with a number of variants and unique pieces resulting from these initial works. He began by creating simple, utilitarian objects such as plates and bowls, but later produced more complex forms, including pitchers and vases — their handles occasionally shaped to form facial features, or anatomical parts of his animal subjects. Picasso remains one of the highest-grossing artists at auction today, and the range of his ceramics means it's possible to find both a good investment and a beautiful object. Visage Gris is among the most important. A Short Biography follows: Pablo Picasso revolutionized the art world and to many is THE artist of the 20th century. He is famous for his role in pioneering Cubism with Georges Braque and for his melancholy Blue Period pieces. Original signed Picasso lithographs and prints are a sure investment. Madoura Picasso ceramics are highly collectible in their own right. As one of the most influential Modern artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso is renowned as a legendary artistic master to this day. Born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain, Pablo Picasso was a child prodigy who was recognized as such by his art-teacher father, who ably led him along. The small Museo de Picasso in Barcelona is devoted primarily to his early works, which include strikingly realistic renderings of casts of ancient sculpture. Picasso was a rebel from the start and, as a teenager, began to frequent the Barcelona cafes where intellectuals gathered. He soon went to Paris, the capital of art, and soaked up the works of Edouard Manet, Gustave Courbet, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, whose sketchy style impressed him greatly. Then it was back to Spain, a return to France, and again back to Spain – all in the years 1899 to 1904. Before he struck upon Cubism, Picasso went through a prodigious number of styles – realism, caricature, the Blue Period, and the Rose Period. These distinguished styles are apparent in the unique original works as well as Picasso ceramics, lithographs, linocuts, and etchings that he created later in his life. The Blue Period dates from 1901 to 1904 and is characterized by a predominantly blue palette and focuses on outcasts, beggars, and prostitutes. This was when he also produced his first sculptures. The most poignant work of the style, La Vie (1903), currently located in Cleveland’s Museum of Art, was created in memory of his childhood friend, the Spanish poet Carlos Casagemas, who had committed suicide. The painting started as a self-portrait, but Picasso’s features became those of his lost friend. The composition is stilted, the space compressed, the gestures stiff, and the tones predominantly blue. The Rose Period began around 1904 when Picasso’s palette brightened and is dominated by pinks and beiges, light blues, and roses. His subjects are saltimbanques (circus people), harlequins, and clowns, all of whom seem to be mute and strangely inactive. One of the premier works of this period is Family of Saltimbanques (1905), currently in Washington, D.C. at the National Gallery, which portrays a group of circus workers who appear alienated and incapable of communicating with each other, set in a one-dimensional space. In 1905, Picasso went briefly to Holland, and on his return to Paris, his works took on a classical aura with large male and female figures seen frontally or in distinct profile, as in early Greek art. One of the best examples of this style is in the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY, La Toilette (1906). Several pieces in this new, classical style were purchased by Gertrude Stein (the art patron and writer) and her brother, Leo Stein. With his groundbreaking 1907 painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon...

Glazed ceramic plate by Pablo Picasso. White earthenware clay, decorated in underglaze blue, green and black. Marked and stamped “Madoura Plein feu” and “Edition Picasso” underneath,...

Original Picasso Edition Madoura: With stamps: "Madoura plein feu " + "Edition Picasso" + hand written "Edition Picasso" on the back. Documentation: Alain Ramie´ N° 160 p 89. Whit...

Pablo Picasso ceramic wall plaque for Madoura Edition 450 ex, circa 1956 Beach scene.

Ceramic bowl by Pablo Picasso executed at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris France in the 1950s. It is title The Picador and is referenced under the number A.R 289 in the Catalogue ...