Pablo Picasso completes a ceramic vase-bird. Vallauris. 1947.

Pablo Picasso (1881.1973)

Original photograph.

Vintage silver gelatin print.

Vallauris. Circa 1947-1948.

In the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, Picasso finalizes the creation of a bird-shaped vase.

During the summer of 1946, Picasso visited an exhibition in Vallauris and was captivated by the work of Georges and Suzanne Ramié, owners of the Madoura pottery workshop. Returning to Vallauris the following year, the artist immersed himself with a consuming passion in creating ceramics. He would go on to produce approximately 4,500 pieces.

Photographic credit stamps and typed caption on the reverse

Size: 18 x 24 cm.