Bird

Pablo Picasso

20th century

Glazed ceramic

Minneapolis Institute of Art

A stylized bird with a red head and neck, white body, and black legs is depicted on a dark, textured circular background. The bird is shown in profile, standing on thin legs. A stylized bird with a red head and neck, white body, and black legs is depicted on a dark, textured circular background. The bird is shown in profile, standing on thin legs. Pablo Picasso began producing ceramics in 1947 at the Madoura pottery near Nice. There, he discovered a way to create original ceramics in limited editions. Using Picasso's prototypes, Madoura potters would make plaster models. Into these molds, they would press sheets of clay, carefully pull them out, and then form them into vessels of various kinds. The potters would then use glazes to decorate the forms to duplicate Picasso's originals Gallery G378 Bequest o