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Pablo Picasso — Face no. 179 (Visage no. 179)
Pablo Picasso

Face no. 179 (Visage no. 179)

A boldly graphic face emerges from the circular surface of this white earthenware plate, with Picasso's characteristic distortion of features rendered in vivid painted colors beneath a luminous glaze. The round form of the plate itself becomes an integral part of the composition, naturally echoing the shape of a human head and reinforcing the work's playful yet striking presence. Created through the medium of ceramic, this piece reflects Picasso's celebrated foray into pottery during his later years, transforming a functional object into a powerful expression of his iconic visual language.

Medium
White earthenware round plate, painted in colors with enamel and glaze.

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April 24, 2018

Estimate: $5,000$7,000

Sold: $8,750

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Pablo Picasso, Face no. 179 (Visage no. 179)

A boldly graphic face emerges from the circular surface of this white earthenware plate, with Picasso's characteristic distortion of features rendered in vivid painted colors beneath a luminous glaze. The round form of the plate itself becomes an integral part of the composition, naturally echoing the shape of a human head and reinforcing the work's playful yet striking presence. Created through the medium of ceramic, this piece reflects Picasso's celebrated foray into pottery during his later years, transforming a functional object into a powerful expression of his iconic visual language.

Medium
White earthenware round plate, painted in colors with enamel and glaze.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Cubism, Abstract Face, Male Artist, Decorative Arts, Decorative Plate, Expressive, Modernism, Earthenware, Portrait, Spanish Artist, Ceramic, Colorful, Earth Tones, Master Artist

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Richard Caswell, Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Sebastián Naranjo, Alex Capecelatro, Saul Beceiro Novo