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Pablo Picasso — Little-headed Yan (Yan petites têtes)
Pablo Picasso

Little-headed Yan (Yan petites têtes)

Created by Pablo Picasso, *Little-headed Yan (Yan petites têtes)* is a ceramic pitcher adorned with bold black painted imagery, exemplifying the artist's playful exploration of form beyond the canvas. The utilitarian vessel is transformed into a work of art through Picasso's characteristic graphic style, blending functional craft with his unmistakable artistic vision. This piece reflects Picasso's prolific engagement with ceramics, a medium he embraced later in life to reinterpret everyday objects as expressive sculptural art.

Medium
Ceramic pitcher painted in black.

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Evening & Day Editions

October 17, 2018

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Pablo Picasso, Little-headed Yan (Yan petites têtes)

Created by Pablo Picasso, *Little-headed Yan (Yan petites têtes)* is a ceramic pitcher adorned with bold black painted imagery, exemplifying the artist's playful exploration of form beyond the canvas. The utilitarian vessel is transformed into a work of art through Picasso's characteristic graphic style, blending functional craft with his unmistakable artistic vision. This piece reflects Picasso's prolific engagement with ceramics, a medium he embraced later in life to reinterpret everyday objects as expressive sculptural art.

Medium
Ceramic pitcher painted in black.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Cubism, Male Artist, Modernism, Pitcher, Portrait, Spanish Artist, Ceramic, Master Artist, Figurative, Black and White

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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