Ceramic Rooster Plate by Jean Lurçat Sant Vicens

Lurçat Jean (1892-1966)
The master of contemporary tapestry, turned to ceramics in the early 1950s. He regularly stays at the Sant-Vicens pottery workshop, created by Firmin Bauby. There he decorates dishes, vases, pitchers and other everyday objects. His work as a ceramist is also marked by monumental creations, such as the one which dresses the house of the radio in Strasbourg.