Ceramics by Robert Picault

Ceramic cup by robert picault. Geometric patterns, enamelled emerald green. Spot inside( see photo) good condition. After graduating from the ecole des arts appliqués in paris just after the war (like roger capron and jean derval), robert picault settled in vallauris, a famous town of potters in southern france. There he created a workshop with capron, "callis". In 1948, he decided to work alone. His neighbor is picasso, who exerts a certain influence on his inspirations. Both artists tend to use sketches produced by artisan turners, which they decorate with graphic and bold patterns. Picault's decorations are most often geometric in nature: circles, straight lines, concentric circles, labyrinths, matrices, made with copper oxides for his fabulous emerald greens and iron oxides for his milk chocolate browns. Many drawings recall the lattice of ancient rome or the motifs of ancient greece. The productions confirm his motto: "the kitchen at the table". Indeed, many ceramics are inspired by kitchen utensils, but they avoid the literal restrictions imposed by form or utility as an end in itself. Robert picault gives free rein to his sensitivity in very personal works: portraits, sensual bathers, vanities. He also develops a rich bestiary of birds, fish and mythical and fantastic creatures. In 1962, for three years, he ran a ceramic factory in sardinia for the aga khan. Back in france, he worked for the faënceries de longchamp, near dijon. Subsequently, he devoted himself to painting.   Robert picault died in 2000, but the work he left to posterity most often conveys the sun, warmth and brilliance of his native vallauris.

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