Owl, vase
(Chouette aux plumes)
(1951)
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
28.2 × 21.0 × 15.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Dr Frances Burke, 1996
© Sucession Picasso/Copyright Agency
Gallery location
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Vallauris, France
Inscription
painted in black on inside rim of base: EDITION / PICASSO
impressed (diagonally) (inverted) in seal on inside rim of base: MADOURA / (flame) / PLEIN / FEU
impressed on right side in seal on inside rim of base: EDITION / PICASSO
Accession Number
1996.453
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Vase in the shape of an owl, its elements having been developed as thrown forms, with the ovoid body set on an angle on a pedestal foot, the vase decorated in underglaze brown and black on white, and with sgraffito details, to represent the face, feathers and feet of the bird.