PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Profil de Jacqueline - Black (A.R. 385)
stamped with 'EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO / MADOURA PLEIN FEU' (underneath)
white earthenware clay, engraving accentuated with glaze, black patinated ground.
7 1/4 inches (18.5 cm)
Executed in 1956. From an edition of 500.

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Profil de Jacqueline - Black (A.R. 385)  comes from Pablo Picasso’s late period, when Jacqueline Roque, his second wife and muse, became central to his life and art. During his later years, Picasso often revisited classical themes of love, memory, and identity, seen her through the lens of their intimate partnership. Having met her at the Madoura ceramic studio, Picasso created over 400 portraits capturing her profile, turning her image into a recurring element of his personal iconography. This ceramic work distills that devotion into form: her presence is both intimate and iconic, rendered with Picasso’s characteristic expressiveness.