Art Deco Glazed Ceramic Panther Sculpture Signed E. Pierre for Atelier Primavera

This elegant Art Deco ceramic sculpture was realized in France, circa 1935. It depicts a stylized cubist rendition of a greyhound resting on its hind legs with its front legs straigh...

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“Panther”by Primavera, circa 1930 An exceptional brown and white glaze enameled ceramic zoomorphic sculpture of a walking panther on a black enameled base. Signed on the base "Primavera E.Pierre" Circa 1930. Bibliography : "Primavera, naissance de la céramique moderne", Galerie Anne-Sophie Duval, 2013, illustrated page 87. “Primavera 1912-1972, Atelier d’Art du Printemps" Alain-René Hardy, Faton Edition Primavera 1912-1972: Atelier d’Art du Printemps Primavera, “Spring” in Italian, was the first French department store to set up a creative workshop at the beginning of the 20th century. The adventure began in 1912 with two Decorative Arts enthusiasts: Pierre Laguionie (1884-1978), director of “Printemps” Department Store and lawyer René Guilleré (1878-1931), founder of the Salon des Artistes Dé-corateurs. Their objective is to promote the craft of Art in the daily life of the French people on the motto of the beautiful and the useful. Decorative objects and furniture (furniture, ceramics, glassware, carpets, up-holstery, wallpapers, etc.) must be beautiful, modern, of high quality and at affordable prices. The studio acquired young decorative artists such as Marcel Guillemard (1886-1932) and Louis Sognot (1892-1969) for furniture, and for works of art and ceramics by Madeleine Sougez (1891-1945)active from 1920 to 1928, Claude Lévy (1895-1942) from 1919 to 1929, Paule Petitjean...

Large ceramic sculpture with cream colored glaze Elephant and panther Original Art Deco, France 1930s Dimensions: Width: 54 cm Height: 37 cm Depth: 21 cm.

Bibliography: For an illustration of this model, see: Hardy, Alain-Rene´. Primavera 1912-1972: Atelier d'Art du Printemps. Dijon: E´ditions Faton & Vingtie`me Plus, 2014. p. 372. ...