FRANÇOIS RATY (1928-1982) Owl, 1954 Zoomorphic vase. Glazed ceramic proof; polychrome plumage on ivory and brown background with fine craquelure. Restorations. Signed, located and dated RATY 1954 Vallauris, in underglaze incisions, bears an incomplete label, possibly from an exhibition, with handwritten notes in ink. Height: 19cm - Length: 20cm - Depth: 17cm Please note: A work similar to our Chouette appears on a poster for an exhibition organized by Galerie 65 in Cannes, from April 5 to April 24, 1958. Related exhibitions and works: - Concours National de la Céramique d'Art - July - August - September 1966. A Chouette by François Raty, presented at this event, won a prize and was reproduced in the catalog (without pagination). - Raty - Musée de la Céramique Vallauris Golfe-Juan, March 17 - June 6, 2011. Chouette(s) by François Raty presented at this event and reproduced in the catalog (pages 14, 17 and 18). Bibliography and related works: Anne Lajoix - L'Âge d'or de Vallauris - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1995. Chouette(s) by François Raty reproduced on pages 103 and 169.