Indes
A round white earthenware dish by Jean Cocteau, adorned with fluid, gestural imagery painted in gray that evokes the mystique and exoticism of India. Cocteau's characteristic linear elegance is evident in the loose, expressive brushwork, weaving together figures and forms with dreamlike spontaneity. The simplicity of the gray-on-white palette amplifies the delicate yet confident draftsmanship that defined his multidisciplinary artistic vision.
- Medium
- White earthenware round dish, painted in gray.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
April 23, 2019
Artists in conversation
Pablo Picasso
Spanish · b. 1881
Picasso similarly painted ceramic dishes and plates with fluid, gestural line work in limited palettes, blending figurative and abstract forms with confident spontaneous draftsmanship rooted in Modernist sensibility.
Fernand Léger
French · b. 1881
Léger worked with ceramic and decorative surfaces using bold yet simplified linear imagery, sharing Cocteau's monochromatic restraint and gestural figurative vocabulary within a Modernist French tradition.
Joan Miró
Spanish · b. 1893
Miró produced hand painted ceramic works featuring dreamlike spontaneous figures on white grounds with minimal color, closely mirroring the gray on white palette and expressive abstract fluidity seen in this dish.
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