"Earthenware Pitcher By Juliette Derel Rivier Vallauris"
JULIETTE DEREL (1918-2007) Enamelled earthenware pitcher, domed body topped with a flared cylindrical neck and a vertical grip, abstract yellow and blue enameled decoration on a pinkish-brown background.Incised handwritten signature “Juliette Derel Rivier” on the reverse of the base.
Circa 1956-1959 Top. 25.5 cm - Length. 18 cm
This pitcher is listed on the Juliette Derel Committee website.
Juliette Derel (1918 - 2007)
French ceramist born in Normandy, Juliette Derel studied at the Beaux-Arts in Tours. At the beginning of the 1950s, she settled in Vallauris and married Jean Rivier. They worked together until their separation in 1961. Vallauris was then a mecca for art and ceramics, where she met Picasso and her nephew Javier Vilato. Her work is prolific: creator of utilitarian pieces (mirrors, dishes, vases), she is moving more and more towards sculptural works, such as these candlesticks or coat racks on metal frames.
Bibliography : "Juliette Derel Céramiques" by François Lippmann and Marie-Pascale Suhard, Editions Snoeck.
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