A Figural Stele 'Jonas with Whale'
Gilbert Portanier (Cannes 1926)
Lot-No. 801
Proceeds : 600 €
Ceramic, colourfully painted, incised decoration. On a short baluster shaft on both sides figural-abstract compositions. Signed and dated. 'Portanier 89'. H. 34,5 cm, wooden base: h. 2,8 cm. - French ceramist. After beginning to study architecture in Paris, Portanier quickly turned to painting and drawing as a self-taught artist. After his return to the Côte d'Azur, he met Picasso and began working as a ceramic artist. 1949 foundation of the studio 'Le Triptyque', since 1964 close cooperation with Rosenthal, from 1966-2009 regular exhibitions in the Rosenthal studios. Numerous awards and exhibitions, including at the MKG Hamburg, Kunstgewerbemuseum Köln, Musée National de Céramique, Sèvres and many others.
Gilbert Portanier: A Figural Stele 'Jonas with Whale'
Gilbert Portanier (Cannes 1926)
A Figural Stele 'Jonas with Whale'
Lot-No. 801
Proceeds : 600 €
Ceramic, colourfully painted, incised decoration. On a short baluster shaft on both sides figural-abstract compositions. Signed and dated. 'Portanier 89'. H. 34,5 cm, wooden base: h. 2,8 cm. - French ceramist. After beginning to study architecture in Paris, Portanier quickly turned to painting and drawing as a self-taught artist. After his return to the Côte d'Azur, he met Picasso and began working as a ceramic artist. 1949 foundation of the studio 'Le Triptyque', since 1964 close cooperation with Rosenthal, from 1966-2009 regular exhibitions in the Rosenthal studios. Numerous awards and exhibitions, including at the MKG Hamburg, Kunstgewerbemuseum Köln, Musée National de Céramique, Sèvres and many others.
