Picasso's Plates and Vessels

It was in 1946 that the 63 year old Pablo Picasso began working with clay. He formed a relationship with the Modoure pottery in Vallauris in the south of France. There his ceramics were produced in editions much like limited edition prints. 

Picasso considered his plates and vessels a form of canvas, a sculpture and a painting in one. At first he decorated clay pieces formed by the Modoure potters but later he designed his own forms. 

One of his favorite forms was the female figure. Influenced by Mediterranean mythological and classical themes he became famous for zoomorphic pots of owls, fish, birds, and bulls. To learn more and see examples of Picasso's ceramics follow this link to 
http://www.a-r-t.com/picassomr/

--Lynn Conaway