Raphael Giarrusso 1925/1986 Accolay Circa 1965 Sculpture Couple Of Warriors Glazed Ceramic

Raphael GIARRUSSO (1925 – 1986) & Accolay Sculpture Couple of warriors Enameled ceramic and metal Signed with the monogram Height of woman to the tip: 49 cm Height of man » »: 53 cm Raphaël Giarrusso is one of the most famous artists to have worked at the Poteries d'Accolay since 1953, of Italian origin, of modest parents and not very turned towards art, Raphaël is nevertheless attracted by an artistic career and starts, at fifteen, the Ecole des beaux-arts de Montréal, He arrives in Paris in 1948, and follows the courses of the Beaux-arts, paints a lot. When he arrives in Accolay, the company turns, it is well led by André Boutaud, passionate about animals, he draws them and sculpts them His friend Georges Pelletier, arrived in Accolay, in 1956, . He decides, with him, to launch a joint production. This is the Rébeval adventure in 1964, we must think that these two friends created a real successful mechanism: these animals, characters, and openwork lamps work very well. Their adventure only lasts a year, they regain their autonomy, wishing to be free to launch their own creations, Raphaël then opens his workshop in Vermenton, not far from Accolay. Raphaël Giarrusso is particularly known for his soldiers, medieval warriors or musketeers, he exploits there a successful vein of characters proudly carrying swords, shields or lances and has fun shaping their faces against the employment of their serious function Raphael GIARRUSSO (1925 – 1986) & Accolay Sculpture Couple of warriors Enameled ceramic and metal Signed with the monogram Height of woman to the point: 49 cm Height of Man » »: 53 cm Raphaël Giarrusso is one of the best known artists having worked at the Poteries d'Accolay since 1953 and having opened his studio ten years later. Born in Montreal in Canada, of Italian origin, of modest parents and not very turned towards art, Raphaël is nevertheless attracted by an artistic career and starts, at fifteen, the Ecole des beaux-arts de Montréal, He arrives in Paris in 1948, and follows the courses of the Fine arts, painted a lot. When he arrived in Accolay in 1953, the company was running smoothly, it was well run by André Boutaud, who was passionate about animals, he drew and sculpted them frequently. His friend Georges Pelletier, who arrived in Accolay in 1956, . He decided, with him, to launch a joint production. This was the Rébeval adventure in 1964, we must think that these two friends had created a real success mechanism: these animals, characters, and openwork lamps worked very well. Their adventure only lasted a year, they regained their autonomy, wishing to be free to launch their own creations, Raphaël then opened his workshop in Vermenton, not far from Accolay. Raphaël Giarrusso is particularly known for his soldiers, medieval warriors or musketeers, he exploits there a successful vein of characters proudly carrying swords, shields or lances and has fun shaping their faces against the employment of their serious function. Best regards Philippe VERDIER