French Design Mid-Century Ceramic Dish Robert Picault Vallauris

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Ceramic Dish by Robert Picault
Vallauris 1960
35 X 25.5 cm HT 5 cm
13.77 X 10.03 X 1.96 inches … more Ceramic Dish by Robert Picault
Vallauris 1960
35 X 25.5 cm HT 5 cm
13.77 X 10.03 X 1.96 inches
Signed on the base
Perfect condition

Robert Picault contributed to the revival of culinary ceramics by updating traditional local forms adorned with geometric lines and designs. His distinctive style gained significant popularity and continues to adorn dining tables to this day. His personal pieces are highly sought after by art collectors.

A former student of the School of Applied Arts in Paris, Robert Picault arrived in Vallauris in 1946. He, along with his schoolmates Roger Capron (1922-2006) and Jean Derval (1925-2010), established the Callis workshop. In this village of a hundred potters, they collaborated with neighboring ceramists like André Baud, the four potters, and, notably, the Madoura workshop, where he associated with the renowned painter Picasso from 1949 to 1955. He also formed friendships with Jean Cocteau, Fernand Léger, Louis Aragon, and Elsa Triolet. less