RAPHAËL GIARRUSSO (1925-1986) - Lot 85

RAPHAËL GIARRUSSO (1925-1986) Wild boar Sculpture. Polychrome glazed ceramic, iron. Signed with the monogram under the animal's belly. Height: 17.5cm - Length: 22cm Exhibition: Et l'Arche de Noé fit escale à Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie- Musée de la Poterie Méditerranéenne, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, from April 2 to October 29, 2023. Our work exhibited during 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 205. - Et l'Arche de Noé fit escale à Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie- Catalogue de l'exposition organisée au Musée de la Poterie Méditerranéenne, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie (2 avril - 29 octobre 2023), Éditions du Musée de la Poterie Méditerranéenne, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, 2023. Our work reproduced on page 14. RAPHAËL GIARRUSSO (1925-1986) A Canadian-born painter of Italian origin, Raphaël Giarrusso moved to Paris on a scholarship before joining the Poterie d'Accolay in 1953, where he distinguished himself as a painter-decorator, characterized by his use of bright colors and stylized figures. In 1963, having acquired a high level of technical mastery, he opened his own workshop and developed ceramic sculptures decorated with animals and other figures, often articulated with wire. Produced in parallel with his work as a painter, his work, marked by inventiveness and humor, has spread through numerous exhibitions and collaborations.