EDOUARD PIGNON (1905-1993) Profil de femme en médaillon (double face), 1953, one of a kind Very large ovoid vase with high chimney neck. Ceramic proof with engobes. Several slips, possibly original. Signed and dated PIGNON (19)53, towards the base. Height: 61.5 cm Provenance : Private collection, South of France. Exhibition: Vallauris; ceramics by painters and sculptors - Musée de Céramique et d'art moderne de Vallauris, June 2 - September 10, 1995. Our work was presented at this event. Bibliography : - Collectif - Vallauris ; céramique de peintres et des sculpteurs - Catalogue of the eponymous exhibition organized at the Musée de Céramique et d'art moderne de Vallauris, June 2 - September 10, 1995, museum edition. Our vase is reproduced in color on page 69; - Philippe Bouchet - Édouard Pignon, peintre céramiste à Vallauris 1951-1954 - Éditions Cento di, 2002. Our vase reproduced on pages 90 (archive photograph) and 158; referenced and described under number 170 on page 159.
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EDOUARD PIGNON (1905-1993) Profil de femme en médaillon (double face), 1953, one of a kind Very large ovoid vase with high chimney neck. Ceramic proof with engobes. Several slips, possibly original. Signed and dated PIGNON (19)53, towards the base. Height: 61.5 cm Provenance : Private collection, South of France. Exhibition: Vallauris; ceramics by painters and sculptors - Musée de Céramique et d'art moderne de Vallauris, June 2 - September 10, 1995. Our work was presented at this event. Bibliography : - Collectif - Vallauris ; céramique de peintres et des sculpteurs - Catalogue of the eponymous exhibition organized at the Musée de Céramique et d'art moderne de Vallauris, June 2 - September 10, 1995, museum edition. Our vase is reproduced in color on page 69; - Philippe Bouchet - Édouard Pignon, peintre céramiste à Vallauris 1951-1954 - Éditions Cento di, 2002. Our vase reproduced on pages 90 (archive photograph) and 158; referenced and described under number 170 on page 159.

Estimate
€3,000 - €5,000
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
28%
EDOUARD PIGNON (1905-1993) Profil de femme en médaillon (double face), 1953, one of a kind Very large ovoid vase with high chimney neck. Ceramic proof with engobes. Several slips, possibly original. Signed and dated PIGNON (19)53, towards the base. Height: 61.5 cm Provenance : Private collection, South of France. Exhibition: Vallauris; ceramics by painters and sculptors - Musée de Céramique et d'art moderne de Vallauris, June 2 - September 10, 1995. Our work was presented at this event. Bibliography : - Collectif - Vallauris ; céramique de peintres et des sculpteurs - Catalogue of the eponymous exhibition organized at the Musée de Céramique et d'art moderne de Vallauris, June 2 - September 10, 1995, museum edition. Our vase is reproduced in color on page 69; - Philippe Bouchet - Édouard Pignon, peintre céramiste à Vallauris 1951-1954 - Éditions Cento di, 2002. Our vase reproduced on pages 90 (archive photograph) and 158; referenced and described under number 170 on page 159.
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20TH-CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS AND SCULPTURE
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