JO AMADO (1916-1963) Abstraction, 1953 Oblong, hollow dish. Glazed ceramic; the title decoration is treated in polychrome on a beige background. Signed, dated and located Jo AMADO (19)53 Aix-en-Provence on the reverse. Length: 38.5cm - Width: 28.5cm Provenance: Galerie Thomas Fritsch: Galerie Thomas Fritsch. 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. JO AMADO (1916-1963) Born Joséphine Steenackers, Belgian resistance fighter Jo Amado moved to Aix-en-Provence in 1946 to devote herself to pottery. There she met ceramist and sculptor Jean Amado, whom she married, and with him joined the "Aix Group", which brought together post-war ceramic talent around Émilie Decanis. Jo plays a key role in the development of their ceramic production, combining her acute sense of color and her extensive knowledge of art, while ensuring its distribution to galleries and collectors.