Raphaël Giarrusso Lighting

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...

Vintage ceramic table lamp in shades of dark blues by Raphael Giarrusso in the 1960s, topped with a new lampshade with Dedar Milano fabric. Initials of the artists debossed on the back. 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...

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...

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...

Measures; Height is 34 inches without shade.

Raphael Giarrusso French ceramic table lamp. A tall bottle form with piercing in various forms to let the light emanate through. The body of the la...

Raphael Giarrusso French ceramic table lamp made in the studios at Accolay, France. A tall bottle form with piercing in the middle of various forms ...

Rapahel Giarrusso Dated 1967, realized in Vallauris. Midcentury ceramic table lamp. Rich ceramic glaze colors. Signed and dated at the base. New electric system. Ce...

Ceramic table lamp by French potter Raphael Giarrusso. The lamp shows a pale cream glaze with colorful green and red dots. The body is perforated with geometric motifs allowing t...

Rapahel Giarrusso Dated 1967, realised in Vallauris. Midcentury ceramic table lamp. Rich ceramic glaze colors. signed and dated at the base. New electric system. Ce...

Ceramic table lamp by French potter Raphael Giarrusso. The lamp shows a pale cream glaze with colourful blue and red dots. The body is perforated with geometric motifs allowing t...