Raphaël Giarrusso

Taurus sculpture by Raphael Giarrusso Around 1960s in ceramic With his unique universe Giarrusso is one of the most famous French ceramist, who also worked with Georges Pelletier ...

Tall Ceramic table lamps with a green overall glaze and distinctive colourful dots all around. Raphaël Giarrusso (1925-1986) Canadian painter, sculptor and ceramist who established...

Trained in Montreal at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Raphael Giarrusso is awarded a grant and settles in Paris in 1948. In 1953, he left painting and bec...

Vintage ceramic table lamp shaped like an owl with small dots of colours by Raphael Giarrusso circa 1966. Raphaël Giarrusso (1925-1986) Canadian painter, sculptor and ceramist who established himself in France since 1948 until his death in 1986. Best known for his ceramics creations, he started his artistic formation in the School of Fine Arts in Montreal. Considered a promising student, he obtained a scholarship from the Canadian government to study in Paris in 1948. In Paris encountered some financial difficulties and moved to Accolay, a town of ceramists, in the region of the Yonne where some of his friends were living and producing ceramics. In August 1953, Giarrusso started working for André Boutaud at the Poteries d'Accolay. He stayed there for ten years working as a decorator. He became familiar with the world of ceramics, working with Daniel Auger, Turner, Fedor Iodtschine, a chemist assigned to enamels, but also with the ceramist Georges Pelletier, the sculptors François Brochet...

Glazed ceramic lamp by Raphaël Giarusso, 1960, Era Georges Pelletier Beautiful ceramic lamp, with a pinkish glaze and rosette decorations typical of Raphaël Giarusso's creations. A...

Vintage ceramic table lamp in earth tones with small dots of colours by Raphael Giarrusso in the 1960s. Topped with a new lampshade with Dedar Milano fabric. Raphaël Giarrusso (1925-1986) Canadian painter, sculptor and ceramist who established himself in France since 1948 until his death in 1986. Best known for his ceramics creations, he started his artistic formation in the School of Fine Arts in Montreal. Considered a promising student, he obtained a scholarship from the Canadian government to study in Paris in 1948. In Paris encountered some financial difficulties and moved to Accolay, a town of ceramists, in the region of the Yonne where some of his friends were living and producing ceramics. In August 1953, Giarrusso started working for André Boutaud at the Poteries d'Accolay. He stayed there for ten years working as a decorator. He became familiar with the world of ceramics, working with Daniel Auger, Turner, Fedor Iodtschine, a chemist assigned to enamels, but also with the ceramist Georges Pelletier, the sculptors François Brochet...

Trained in Montreal at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Raphael Giarrusso was awarded a grant and settles in Paris in 1948. In 1953, he left painting and be...

Table lamp made by artist Raphaël Giarrusso in the 1960s Base in ceramic with 2 bulbs (inside and on the top) Lampshade from origin.