Little Pots of Genius
In 1946 at the age of 65, Pablo Picasso, arguably the most innovative artist who ever lived, embarked on a new body of work in a medium he had never used before. The spark came that summer, when Picasso visited an exhibition of local pottery in the Mediterranean town of Vallauris. It was there that he met Georges and Suzanne Ramie who owned and ran the Madoura pottery.
The artist entered into an informal arrangement with the Ramie’s. They would set aside an area in their pottery for him to work, and he would allow them to produce editions of his ceramics.
By 1946, Picasso was without doubt the richest and most famous artist on the planet. He could have used the finest clay to make his works, but instead he chose the rough clay favoured by these local French potters, which lent itself to his free and unconstrained style.
The arrangement was more successful than either the artist or the Ramie’s could ever have imagined. Over the next 24 years Picasso produced over six hundred different editions of ceramics, ranging from 7 to 500 in number. These pieces allowed Picasso to develop the ideas he had originally conceived in his paintings and drawings in a new format. The result was an intriguing body of work.
Until recently, Picasso’s ceramics were regarded as a mere aside to his relentless creative output on canvas. In the past decade, or so, stand alone exhibitions and books about the ceramics have highlighted the importance of this aspect of his oeuvre.
The extremely high prices achieved for paintings and even prints by Picasso have placed his work beyond the reach of all but the richest buyers, and though the most collectable pieces of ceramics can fetch thousands, generally, Picasso’s ceramics are far more affordable than his drawings or paintings.
So, if you have Picasso plates, bowls or any other examples of his work in ceramic, there has never been a better time to release the collateral locked up in your collectables. If you are seeking a loan, Borro.com will advance sums between £100 to £100,000, secured by the pledge of your personal assets.
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