PICASSO CERAMICS
Online Art Gallery
for Picasso ceramics and graphics
About Pablo Picasso
and his ceramics
Pablo Picasso had no training as a ceramist, he learned the craft by experimenting with the materials. While the pieces were made by professional potters at the Madoura pottery, Picasso would alter them to create his distinctive ceramic art. The artist reshaped, engraved, and painted the pottery.
Picasso and ceramics
Picasso was introduced to the work of the Vallauris potters Suzanne and Georges Ramie in 1946. This was the start of a lifelong collaboration. Picasso designed around 3500 works and included in this is the 633 different edited ceramic works between 1947 and 1971.
Picasso and graphics
In connection with his ceramics exhibitions in Vallauris, Picasso collaborated with the Arnera printing company to create posters. What characterizes much of his poster art is the simplicity of the line that the technique of linolium technology provides.
About the collector
Knut has 6 years education from Oslo University from 1981-1986, studying art history, philosophy and history and with a bachelor in art history.
In 1998 he visited the Picasso Museeum in Paris and was drawn to his ceramic works, resulting in a keen interest in this part of Picassos production. Later this lead to visits to Vallauris and the Nice area. Since 1998 he has followed the auctions at Sothebys and Christies plus the main auction houses in Scandinavia like Bukowskis, Blomqvist and Bruun Rasmussen. Due to this he has good knowlegde of the market for ceramic works and also graphic works related to the ceramics