Jean Lurçat
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A glazed and decorated earthenware floor vase, ed. 10/25, Sant Vicens, Perpignan, France ca 1950.
Glazed and decorated in polychrome colours with motifs of a female figure and other abstract patterns, signed and numbered Dessin J. Lurçat Sant Vicens No 10/25 A.C. Height 54 cm.
Vertical crack, overglazed base chip, likely from production.
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Jean Lurçat was a French artist who primarily dedicated himself to renewing the art of woven tapestry. He was also active as a painter and ceramicist. Lurçat trained in several genres before he became passionate about art and studied, among other places, at the Académie Colarossi in Paris. There, he became friends with many contemporary artists with whom he continued to travel and socialize closely.
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