Bull Under the Tree (Taureau sous l'arbre)
Pablo Picasso
Plate of white earthenware clay decorated with oxidized paraffin (black) and white enamel
The underside is inscribed ‘Edition Picasso’
Stamped with the ‘EDITION PICASSO’ and ‘MADOURA PLEIN FEU’
From the edition of 500, this plate was created in 1952 and showcases Picasso’s particular admiration for the bull
Listed and illustrated in Ramié catalogue raisonné no. 159
The owners, Suzanne and Georges Ramié of Madoura Pottery in Vallauris, arranged an area in the workshop especially for Picasso where in 24 years over 633 pieces were created.
Diam. 19 cm (7" 1/2)