Woman
Artist/Culture
Pablo Picasso
Spanish, 1881–1973
Dateconceived in 1955
Mediumwhite earthenware with colored slip and glaze
Dimensions31.4 × 9 × 14.2 cm (12 3/8 × 3 9/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Terms
Object number1963.82
DescriptionTan and slate blue on cream color, the painted decoration giving it the appearance of a woman.Label TextRenowned as a painter and printmaker, Picasso was also a prolific ceramicist, known to have designed at least 633 different ceramic forms
between 1947 and his death in 1973. He created utilitarian homeware
objects including plates, bowls, pitchers, jugs, and vases. Picasso
experimented with humanoid handle forms, engraving into the clay
before it was fired, and using various paint glazes on the surface. He
would often produce these ceramics in editions or multiples, making his
art more accessible to a wider range of audiences. Here you can see a
variety of functional and motif forms, including one of his celebrated
female pitchers and a visage or face plate.
On View
On viewCurrent Location
- Exhibition Location Gallery 4001
Chinese
first half of the 8th century, Tang dynasty (618–906)
Chinese
11th or 12th century, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)
Chinese
11th or 12th century, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)
