Georges Jouve (French 1910-1964)
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Georges Jouve (French 1910-1964)
Seaweed Green Fish Vase, circa 1949
Glazed earthenware
Underside with incised artist's monogram
31cm high x 27cm diameter

Provenance
Purchased at Galerie Anne-Sophie Duval Paris in 2015

Notes
During WWII Georges Jouve escaped from a camp and took refuge in the South of France. He settled in Dieulefit, a potters’ village, where he made a series of earthenware objects derived from the local tradition. Jouve returned to Paris in 1944 yet his work bore this influence for many years, as testified by the potbellied vases with raised animal patterns such as this one. In the 1950s his style evolved to simplified forms and pure colours.