Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Tripod Vase
Image View:
Detail of the columnar neck of the vase
Creator:
Pablo Picasso (Spanish ceramicist, 1881-1973)
Location:
repository: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montréal, Québec, Canada) D96.109.1
Location Note:
1380 Sherbrooke Street West
GPS:
45.4987-73.5801
Date:
1951 (example about 1952) (creation)
Cultural Context:
French
Style Period:
Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
vase
Classification:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Material:
glazed earthenware, painted decoration
Technique:
fabrication attributes: ceramics; painting and painting techniques
Measurements:
72.7 cm (height) x 26.7 cm (width) x 29.5 cm (depth)
Subjects:
abstraction; decorative arts; anthropomorphic
Description:
This tripod vase is an example of Picasso's work at the Madoura studio in Vallauris. Created in 1950 by ceramicist Suzanne Ramié, co-founder of the studio; Picasso painted its decoration the following year. While Suzanne Ramié opted for white in order to tone down the anthropomorphic appearance of the incised piece, Picasso chose to emphasize it by giving it the look of a woman leaning on her elbows and holding her head in her hands. The vase was produced in an edition of seventy-five. (Source: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; http://www.mmfa.qc.c a/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-PICASSO-TV-A06
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Tripod Vase