PIERRE KOPPE (1931-2016) - Lot 127

PIERRE KOPPE (1931-2016) Fish, circa 1965 Large zoomorphic lamp. Polychrome glazed ceramic. Signed KOPPE under the belly. Height: 30cm - Length: 55cm Provenance: - Castelroussine private collection. - Meillant-Chamet sale, Châteauroux, March 4, 2023 (n°585); - Galerie Terre Moderne - Matthieu Sausverd, Lyon. Exhibition: 26 Potiers de France - Couvent des Cordeliers, Châteauroux, December 15-31, 1966. Our work exhibited at this event. PIERRE KOPPE (1931-2016) Painter and ceramist Pierre Koppe trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy, before becoming a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts in Metz, where he set up his studio in 1959. Influenced by the work of Jean Derval, his work is also adorned with a subtle irony and a vivid palette, which together give rise to a world of characters and creatures, shaped by highly graphic decorative lines. His ceramic work is a response to his pictorial work - both dominated by a crying optimism.