Workshop "Madura" in the French town of Vallauris, where Picasso created thousands of works from 1947 to 1971, is in a deplorable state. The place where was born the best works of Picasso, ceramist, stands with a leaky roof, and its walls are impregnated vodou@

In "Madurai" Picasso learned the wisdom of ceramic production during the 24 years of this workshop were 9 thousand jobs, many of which now reach record prices at auctions. For example, in June 2012, the auction house Christie's held a special auction of Picasso ceramics. For 543 of the lot was rescued by an impressive 12.5 million dollarov@

House of artist in Vallauris are now owned by the national Picasso Museum; among his major exhibits large mural "War and peace". But nothing in the ceramic workshop has not changed since the days of Picasso. Everything is left on the seats of period furniture, tables, tools, brushes, boards to dry. In this workshop with the artist's life were Henri Matisse, Victor Brauner and mark Shagal@

After the last seven years of almost complete oblivion "Madura" was bought for 3 million Euro, the Association of local authorities. "Vallauris could not able to redeem the "Madura", but in cooperation with the Association of local authorities we are going to turn the Studio into a cultural center, specializing in ceramics," says the mayor of Vallauris Michelle Saluki. The President of the Association and a part-time mayor of Antibes, Jean Leonetti promised to fulfill all immediate repairs to dekabrya@

is not the first time Picasso's workshop save at the last moment. The loft in Paris, where Picasso wrote "Guernica", was nearly swallowed by the new-fashioned hotel, before in may this year she was awarded the status of a historical Pamyatniki@

Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

Source: artnet.com, artinvestment.ru