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Robert Picault (1919–2000) Lidded Jar, Vallauris, France, 1950s
$895
£694.69
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About the Item
Large hand-thrown earthenware lidded jar by Robert Picault, featuring his signature turquoise, brown, and white palette. The cylindrical form with twin handles and a domed lid is decorated with hand-painted zigzag and vertical band motifs, revealing the warm terracotta body beneath.
Signed “Picault” in black to the underside.Produced in Vallauris, France, circa 1950s, when Picault worked alongside Picasso and Roger Capron, this piece exemplifies the mid-century Riviera style that merged rustic craft with graphic modernism.
Dimensions: 9" H × 10" W (approx.)
Condition: Minor glaze flakes to lid rim and light interior crazing as shown; stable and structurally sound.
- Creator:Robert Picault (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 10 in (25.4 cm)
- Style:French Provincial (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1950s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU10624247315542
Robert Picault
Robert Picault was born in Paris. After studying ceramics at the Ecole des Arts Appliqués in Paris, he moved to Vallauris at the end of World War Two. Here, with Roger Capron, he founded the Atelier Callis in 1946. Two years later, he set up his own pottery in the Chemin du Fournas in the village. He was a friend, colleague and next-door-neighbour to Pablo Picasso, and the two learnt from each other aspects of the other's specialities. Picault was also an accomplished cinematographer and photographer, and made a series of four short films with Picasso and leading show-business personalities of the 1950s. He used copper oxide and iron oxide in his glazes, and the bulk of his work is characterized by green and brown geometric motifs consisting of noughts and crosses, bands and waves.
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