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Pablo Picasso — Vase deux anses hautes (Vase with Two High Handles, The King)
Pablo Picasso

Vase deux anses hautes (Vase with Two High Handles, The King)

A white earthenware vase transformed by Picasso's unmistakable artistic vision, featuring vibrant painted colors enhanced by precise knife engravings that carve bold, expressive forms into its surface. The partial brushed glaze creates a dynamic interplay of matte and lustrous textures, while the vase's two high handles frame a regal composition worthy of its subtitle, *The King*. This work exemplifies Picasso's celebrated ceramics period, in which he elevated functional objects into captivating works of fine art.

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

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Evening & Day Editions

October 26, 2015

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Pablo Picasso, Vase deux anses hautes (Vase with Two High Handles, The King)

A white earthenware vase transformed by Picasso's unmistakable artistic vision, featuring vibrant painted colors enhanced by precise knife engravings that carve bold, expressive forms into its surface. The partial brushed glaze creates a dynamic interplay of matte and lustrous textures, while the vase's two high handles frame a regal composition worthy of its subtitle, *The King*. This work exemplifies Picasso's celebrated ceramics period, in which he elevated functional objects into captivating works of fine art.

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

Related themes

Engraved Decoration, 20th Century, Cubism, Male Artist, Modernist, Decorative Arts, Ceramic Art, Engraved Design, Multicolored, Earthy Tones, Sculptural Form, Three Dimensional Work, Earthenware, Multicolor, Spanish Artist, Ceramics, Master Artist, Figurative

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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