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Pablo Picasso — Rider and Horse (Cavalier et cheval)
Pablo Picasso

Rider and Horse (Cavalier et cheval)

A spirited equestrian scene unfolds across the surface of this white earthenware pitcher, where Picasso's bold, gestural lines bring a rider and horse to vivid life through painted colors and knife engraving. The ceramic form itself becomes a canvas, with Picasso's signature cubist sensibility fragmenting and reimagining the figures in a dynamic, expressive composition. The interplay of brushed glaze and incised marks demonstrates the artist's masterful exploration of ceramics as a medium, blending sculptural and painterly techniques into a unified work of art.

Medium
White earthenware turned pitcher, painted in colors, with knife engraving and partial brushed glaze.

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April 24, 2018

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Pablo Picasso, Rider and Horse (Cavalier et cheval)

A spirited equestrian scene unfolds across the surface of this white earthenware pitcher, where Picasso's bold, gestural lines bring a rider and horse to vivid life through painted colors and knife engraving. The ceramic form itself becomes a canvas, with Picasso's signature cubist sensibility fragmenting and reimagining the figures in a dynamic, expressive composition. The interplay of brushed glaze and incised marks demonstrates the artist's masterful exploration of ceramics as a medium, blending sculptural and painterly techniques into a unified work of art.

Medium
White earthenware turned pitcher, painted in colors, with knife engraving and partial brushed glaze.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Engraved Decoration, 20th Century, Cubism, Male Artist, Equestrian Subject, Ceramic Pottery, Engraved, Glazed, Ceramic Medium, Earthenware Pottery, Figurative Art, Earthenware, Hand Engraved, Spanish Artist, Ceramic, Legendary Master, Earth Tones, Master Artist, Playful Mood, Figurative, Painted Pottery

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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