Picasso céramiques : techniques du multiple
Auteur(s) : Harald Theil, Salvador Haro González (dir.)
Exhibition at the Magnelli Museum, Vallauris, 5 July - 29 September 2025
Pablo Picasso never considered ceramics to be a minor art form and was thus able to use this medium to explore artistic practices that had preoccupied him since his Cubist years. Ceramics also allowed him to reconnect with ancient and popular traditions, as well as with the iconography and myths of the Mediterranean region.
After a few experiments at the beginning of the century, Picasso did not devote himself to ceramics until 1947, in the Madoura workshop in Vallauris. The artist then authorised Suzanne and Georges Ramié to produce limited edition reproductions of some of his ceramics, covering his entire output between 1947 and 1971. These editions, which are in line with his other work, helped to popularise his art.
This exhibition catalogue shows how ceramics were a simple but creative means of expression for him, on a par with painting or sculpture, and offers a cross-disciplinary view of an artist who was attracted to the theme of ‘multiples’ throughout his life. It provides keys to a better understanding of Picasso's creative process, his motivations, and the creative processes behind his series of ceramic editions.
