Pablo Picasso’s Visage au nez pincé (“Face with Pinched Nose”) is a quintessential example of the artist’s playful approach to form and expression in clay. Produced at the Madoura pottery workshop in Vallauris, this ceramic plate transforms a simple vessel into a sculptural portrait - its contours and painted lines working together to evoke a stylized human face.

With just a few bold gestures, Picasso captures wit, character, and emotion. The pinched nose gives the visage a comic immediacy, while the rhythmic brushwork and earthy glazes recall both ancient Mediterranean pottery and the spontaneity of modern art. Like much of Picasso’s ceramic output, Visage au nez pincé blurs the boundary between utility and art, turning an everyday object into a vibrant, enduring expression of personality and imagination.

Alive with humor and humanity, the piece embodies Picasso’s genius for transforming clay into a living surface - one that smiles back at the viewer with unmistakable charm.