About Jeans:

Jeans Gallery presents a refined collection of Pablo Picasso's editioned ceramics, showcasing the artist’s pioneering role in the evolution of ceramic art. The gallery’s name honors founder Aaron Katz's late grandmother, Jean Katz, who, along with her husband, collected Picasso ceramics in the 1960s from the Madoura Studio. The name “Jeans” also reflects the gallery’s focus on offering a more approachable way to collect Picasso’s ceramics, making the process accessible and engaging for a wide range of collectors. Leveraging his extensive knowledge from years of private dealing, Aaron helps both new and seasoned collectors build and grow their Picasso ceramic collections with carefully selected, rare examples of the artist’s work.

About Picasso Ceramics:

In the summer of 1946, Pablo Picasso began a sustained and experimental engagement with ceramics at the Madoura Pottery in Vallauris, France. Working in close collaboration with Georges and Suzanne Ramié, he explored the expressive potential of clay with the same inventive spirit that defined his work in painting and sculpture.

Over the next 25 years, Picasso created nearly 4,000 ceramic pieces—reimagining classical forms through modern means. Birds, fish, fauns, goats, faces, and figures appear throughout the work, drawing from Mediterranean mythology and daily life alike.

From these creations, Picasso and Madoura selected 633 designs to produce as editioned works, each authorized by the artist and issued in limited runs of 25 to 500 editions.

Jeans Gallery presents a focused selection of these ceramics, emphasizing authenticity, material ingenuity, and Picasso’s lasting impact on the medium.

By appointment:

200 Lexington Ave.

New York, New York 10016