Léon Pointu (1879-1942), Set Of 2 Enameled Stoneware Vases, Signed, 20th

Set of two enameled stoneware vases, signed POINTU below. 20th century. Size / vase with two handles 17 cm high and 16 cm in diameter. octagonal vase 14 cm high and 17 cm in diameter. Son of the ceramist Jean Pointu (1843-1925), Léon Pointu followed an apprenticeship in the workshop of his father who had a strong influence on him throughout his career. Indeed, his pieces remain, first of all, very close to those of his father, then he evolves towards new shapes, larger sizes and chooses more vivid and sustained colors. It is distinguished by a production with simple, regular and quite massive shapes. In the 1930s, he developed the technique of dripping on his vases, in gold or in color, which he reworked to give them another appearance, for example on our vase, which is a little cracked. From 1921 and until 1927, he exhibited his production at exhibitions in Niverne where he met with great success.