ANTON PRINNER (1902-1983) Woman's head, 1956 Candlestick sculpture. Proof in white earthenware with ochre patina. Created at the Atelier du Tapis vert in Vallauris. Circa 1950. Small chips around the base. Signed PRINNER under the base. Height : 24 cm Important notice A certificate of authenticity, issued by Mme Monique Brillant-Tanazacq, Anton Prinner's legal successor, will be given to the purchaser, at his expense and request. Provenance : This work was acquired in Vallauris in 1956 by the current owner, who was still a teenager visiting the town with his parents. By his own admission, this was his first purchase of a work of art, and the trigger for what was to become a lifelong passion.