GILBERT PORTANIER (1926-2023) Composition, circa 1964 Exceptional, large, hollow, circular, turned bowl. Glazed ceramic proof; the unglazed earthenware base is decorated with scarifications and relief, with scattered glazed parts, the wide turquoise glazed lip. Signed G. PORTANIER on reverse. Height: 12.5cm - Diameter: 43cm Bibliography and related works: Heinz Spielmann - Gilbert Portanier Keramik, Mit Aphorismen und autobiographischen Notizen des Künstlers - Published by Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg and Justus Brinckmann Gesellschaft, Hamburg, 1985. The technique and aesthetics of our bowl's decoration can be compared with that of the covered pot reproduced on page 75 under reference 62.