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Picasso Ceramics Fetch Almost €290,000 at Geneva Sale

The auction included seven unpublished Madoura ceramics gifted by the Picasso heirs in the early 1980s, including a rare Yves Klein monochrome.

Un plat en terre cuite "Trois poissons" (vers 1952) du peintre espagnol Pablo Picasso, exposé avec d'autres oeuvres en céramique à la maison de vente Piguet à Genève, le 5 juin 2025 avant une vente aux enchères
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Une oeuvre en terre cuite du peintre espagnol Pablo Picasso, exposé à la maison de vente Piguet à Genève, le 5 juin 2025, avant une vente aux enchères

Overview

  • The seven ceramics realized CHF272,000 (around €290,000), nearly double their CHF145,000 low estimate, underlining robust market appetite for Picasso's work.
  • Created between 1947 and 1963 at Picasso's Madoura workshop in Vallauris, the unique plates and platters feature emblematic motifs such as pigeons, goats, bulls, fish and birds.
  • Initially held by the Picasso estate and gifted by heirs to a private friend in the early 1980s, the ceramics remained off the market until the collector’s heirs consigned them at Maison Piguet.
  • A 1959 Yves Klein monochrome (IKB328) measuring 21×17 cm sold for CHF114,000, marking the first appearance of the early International Klein Blue work at auction.
  • The seven ceramics were shown to the public in Geneva days before bidding, marking their first exhibition outside the Picasso estate.