Working with the Madoura Pottery in Vallauris, Picasso created 633 ceramic editions from 1947-1971.&nbsp; Each work in each edition is stamped or marked, denoting how and where it was created.&nbsp; Ceramics with the Edition Picasso stamp were painstakingly hand-built to the artist’s specifications.

Edition Picasso

Picasso’s two preferred techniques were used to execute his editions: replication by hand, and replication by hand-made dry mould. The editioned ceramics produced by his hand-shaped moulds are tellingly stamped Empreinte Originale de Picasso.

Empreinte Originale de Picasso

A selection of photographs by Yousuf Karsh and Edward Quinn offer insight into Picasso’s working methods and personal life in his final years in the South of France.

Photographs of Picasso

Picasso turned to linoleum cut printing to create vibrant posters advertising his ceramics exhibitions in Vallauris.&nbsp;

Picasso Linoleum Cuts 

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Open for bidding online from the 20–27th June, Sotheby’s London’s Picasso Ceramics sale offers an exciting opportunity to explore Picasso’s innovative and experimental editioned ceramics. Showcasing a range of the fanciful and imaginative ceramics Picasso created in collaboration with the renowned Madoura Pottery in Vallauris, this auction sheds light on his creative period in Southern France. Additionally, a selection of prints and photographs by and of the Master from this fruitful period offer insight into his working methods and personal life.