Picasso: 19 Plats en Argent

Picasso: 19 Plats en Argent
by François Hugo
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Ingrid Rose
In memory of Milton Rose
on March 15, 2021
Picasso: 19 Plats en Argent, cover

Picasso : 19 plats en argent

By François Hugo. Paris: Imprimerie Union, 1977.

One of the best-known artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet, and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France. Picasso is often remembered for his cubist paintings, but he continued to experiment with new styles and materials throughout his life. During the 1950s and 1960s, Picasso commissioned Francois Hugo, great-grandson of French writer Victor Hugo, to execute a series of plates, dishes, and medallions in gold and silver. The plates were modeled after Picasso’s original ceramics designs. Picasso intended for the plates to remain private, but he eventually offered a small, numbered edition of each plate for sale—limited mainly to friends and collectors. The 1977 solo exhibition of 19 Silver Platters in London and Paris was a huge success and generated newfound appreciation for Picasso's three-dimensional works.

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