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Pablo Picasso — Service visage noir (Black Face Service): plate J
Pablo Picasso

Service visage noir (Black Face Service): plate J

A white earthenware plate by Pablo Picasso, featuring a boldly rendered face in striking black against the glazed surface, exemplifying his signature approach to abstraction and figuration. The ceramic work demonstrates Picasso's playful yet powerful exploration of the human visage, reducing facial features to expressive, geometric forms. Part of a larger ceramic series, this piece reflects his deep engagement with the medium during his later years in Vallauris, France.

Medium
White earthenware plate painted in colors and glazed,

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Evening & Day Editions

April 25, 2016

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Pablo Picasso, Service visage noir (Black Face Service): plate J

A white earthenware plate by Pablo Picasso, featuring a boldly rendered face in striking black against the glazed surface, exemplifying his signature approach to abstraction and figuration. The ceramic work demonstrates Picasso's playful yet powerful exploration of the human visage, reducing facial features to expressive, geometric forms. Part of a larger ceramic series, this piece reflects his deep engagement with the medium during his later years in Vallauris, France.

Medium
White earthenware plate painted in colors and glazed,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Cubism, Abstract Face, Male Artist, Modernist, Ceramic Art, Decorative Plate, Figurative Art, Earthenware, Spanish Artist, Master Artist, 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