Grand vase aux femmes

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    Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
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    Grand vase aux femmes
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    1950
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    67 x 38 x 38 cm
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    Terracotta in slip decoration.
    Number 20.
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    The ornamentation, featuring four naked female figures, evokes ancient times both through its iconography and its colour combination. The exquisitely textured surface, with a white background, displays the silhouettes of each woman. Their poses, with a direct gaze toward the viewer, and the exposed terracotta—mimicking the visual and tactile qualities of bare skin—evoke classical prototypes. In particular, this composition appears to be inspired by the iconic Greco-Roman motif of The Three Graces, or in Ancient Greece, The Charites.
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