The Madoura Pottery in Vallauris, Southern France, is crumbling down. According to the Journal du Dimanche (JDD), the workshop Picasso used to produce some of his best-known ceramic work is in a dire state. The walls are saturated with water. There’s a hole in the roof.

Living in Vallauris between 1946 and 1955, the Spanish giant embraced ceramics with gusto, and over 9,000 pieces came out of Madoura between 1947 and 1971, many of which are now fetching top prices at auction.