CLAIRE DEBRIL (1927-2021) Untitled, May 2000 A very large vase with a small opening. Proof in brick-red glazed ceramic with scarified surface. Monogrammed C. D. and dated 05.2000 under the base. Height: 46.5cm - Length: 45cm Provenance: Galerie Pierre, Paris: - Galerie Pierre, Paris. - Galerie Alexis Mostini, Paris. Exhibition: Traits d'union - 70 ans d'expression céramique française (1947-2017) - Hospice de Malrigou, Saint-Jean-d'Estissac, June 1 to 3, July 21 to 29 and August 19 to 26, 2018. Our work exhibited during this event. Bibliography: Philippe Chambost, Pascal Marziano and Arnaud Serpollet - 1947-2017, 70 ans d'expression céramique française - Éditions Les livres de l'îlot, Neuvic, 2020. Our work reproduced on pages 6 and 213. Celebrated as one of the great French figures of the twentieth-century ceramic revival, Claire Debril stands out for her resolutely sculptural approach to clay, developed through the colombin assemblage technique, to which she devoted herself exclusively. Early on, she developed a particular sensitivity to the relationship between full and empty, masses and hollows, which has left a lasting mark on her work. It was in the studio of her husband Bernard Soleil (1933-2025) that she was introduced to ceramics and began producing utilitarian pieces. After their separation in 1970, she moved to Vincennes where, from 1972 onwards, she asserted a personal language through her works, which she worked with her fingertips. Her pieces, both utilitarian and artistic, are distinguished by their curved volumes, matt surfaces and the depth of color of the glazes - mainly red, black and white. Driven by a quest for chromatic harmony and plastic rigor, his sober, sculptural work has attracted the attention of major collectors and has been widely exhibited. His ceramics are now housed in major institutions, including the Musée national de Céramique de Sèvres, the Musée des Arts décoratifs in Paris and the Musée Ariana in Geneva.