ROBERT PICAULT (1919-2000) Still life with fish, pitcher and glass Large, slightly hollow circular dish. Glazed ceramic; polychrome title design in the center on a white background. Signed PICAULT on reverse. Diameter: 31cm Exhibitions: - 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. - Les Trente Glorieuses - Collection Pascal Marziano1950-1980. Un timbré de céramique - Musée de la Poterie Méditerranéenne, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, April 5 to October 25, 2020. Our work exhibited at this event. Bibliography: - Philippe Chambost, Pascal Marziano et Arnaud Serpollet - 1947-2017, 70 ans d'expression céramique française - Éditions Les livres de l'îlot, Neuvic, 2020. Our work reproduced on page 189. - Jean Le Pape and Jean-Jacques Wattel - Robert Picault, potier d'art - Éditions Louvre Victoire, Paris, 2025. Our work reproduced on page 221. ROBERT PICAULT (1919-2000) A key figure in the ceramics revival of the 1950s, Robert Picault trained with Derval and Capron at the École des arts appliqués in Paris. Settling in Vallauris, he co-founded the Callis workshop with Capron, before opening his own studio. His work is characterized by large-scale decorative pieces and a rich vocabulary of animal and geometric motifs in shades of green and brown. He devoted a significant part of his production to tableware, in the spirit of high-end series. At the same time, in the 1960s he developed more intimate and personal works, while retaining a lively palette and incisive graphics.