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Georges JOUVE Bottle-shaped vase – design created circa 1957 Orange-glazed ceramic Signed ‘JOUVE’ and bearing the artist’s alpha symbol beneath the base Height: 33 cm Glazed ceramic; signed ‘JOUVE’ with the artist’s initial under the base Height: 12.99 in. Bibliography: Philippe Jousse, ‘Georges Jouve’, Éditions Jousse entreprise, Paris, 2005; a similar model is reproduced on page 74. Georges Jouve, nicknamed ‘Apollo’ in his youth, was a French ceramicist and sculptor who left his mark on post-war decorative art. Trained at the École Boulle, the Académie Julian and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, he began his career as a theatre set designer before the Second World War redirected his career. Having escaped from captivity in 1943, he took refuge in Dieulefit, a potters’ village in the Drôme, where he learnt the art of ceramics under Étienne Noël. On his return to Paris in 1944, he opened his studio on Rue de la Tombe-Issoire and made a name for himself through his sculptural approach, favouring hand-modelling over wheel-throwing. His style is characterised by organic forms and a matt, satiny black glaze, which brings out the best in pieces such as his anthropomorphic jugs and asymmetrical bowls. In the 1950s, Jouve’s resolutely modern and unconventional style led to collaborations with several interior designers and decorators, including Jacques Adnet and Mathieu Matégot. In 1953, however, the artist discovered he was suffering from lead poisoning following gradual exposure to the lead contained in his glazes. He went to recuperate in Burgundy with his wife, before leaving Paris for good in 1954 to settle once again in the south: in Pigonnet, in the Aix region. There he recovered and befriended the ceramicists of the École d’Aix group (including René Ben Lisa, Carlos Fernandez and Jean Amado). His style then continued to evolve towards a more refined and minimalist form of ceramics, featuring solid yet deep monochromatic tones: meadow yellows and greens, luminous oranges, glossy blacks and creamy whites. Georges JOUVE
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About the sale Earth & Fire: Ceramics
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Auction time 10/23/2026 at 4:00 PM
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