Pablo Ruiz Picasso (Málaga, 1881- Mougins, France, 1973) was introduced to the world of ceramics in 1946 while visiting a craft market in Vallauris, France. It was not until the following year when the started to work in the Madoura workshop, owned by the couple Georges and Suzanne Ramié, where Picasso perfected the technique and concepts of ceramics.

In this artistic language of great plasticity, Picasso introduced and developed new thematic always conditioned by the media, such as he did in Corrida de las Manchas and Visage patiné. In terms of types, Picasso not only collected traditional forms, but went further and created new ones, such as zoomorphic vases (Gros Oiseau Corrida and Chouette), or dishes, trays and tiles, to which adds a new role, abandoning their utilitarian function and converting them into true works of art, like Visage de faune tourmenté and Musiciens et danseur.