JACQUES & DANI RUELLAND (1926-2008) & (1933-2010) - Lot 126

JACQUES & DANI RUELLAND (1926-2008) & (1933-2010) 7-piece organ Exceptional original set comprising 7 off-center, thin-necked bottles - all different. Glazed ceramic proofs; 5 in blue-gray, 2 in baba green - the interiors treated in black. Each signed RUELLAND under the base. Heights: 18cm - 25cm - 27,5cm - 31,5cm - 32,5cm (2 pieces) - 33cm Exhibitions: - Les Trente Glorieuses - Collection Pascal Marziano1950-1980. Un timbré de céramique - Musée de la Poterie Méditerranéenne, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, from April 5 to October 25, 2020. Our works exhibited during this event. - Bouteilles - Musée de la Poterie Méditerranéenne de Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, Centre Céramique de Giroussens, Centre céramique contemporaine de La Borne, Maison de la Céramique du Pays de Dieulefit, Institut Européen des Arts Céramiques de Guebwiller, from May 19, 2021 to February 3, 2023. Our works exhibited during this event. - Jacques et Dani Ruelland - Créations en fusion (1950-1990) - Musée de la Poterie Méditerranéenne, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, from April 3 to October 30, 2022. Our works exhibited during this event. Bibliography: - Les Trente Glorieuses - Collection Pascal Marziano - Catalogue of the exhibition organized at the Musée de la Poterie Méditerranéenne, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie (April 5 - October 25, 2020), Éditions Musée de la Poterie Méditerranéenne, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, 2020. Our family of bottles reproduced on page 50. - Philippe Chambost, Pascal Marziano and Arnaud Serpollet - 1947-2017, 70 ans d'expression céramique française - Éditions Les livres de l'îlot, Neuvic, 2020. The two small "vert Baba" bottles reproduced on page 211. - Bouteilles - Catalogue of the touring exhibition at Musée de la Poterie Méditerranéenne, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie (May 19 - September 12, 2021); Centre Céramique de Giroussens (October 7, 2021 - January 1, 2022); Centre céramique contemporaine, La Borne (February 5 - March 22, 2022); Maison de la Céramique du Pays de Dieulefit (April 1 - June 12, 2022); Institut Européen des Arts Céramiques de Guebwiller (IEAC) (November 19, 2022 - February 3, 2023), Joint publication by the five museums/ceramics centers, 2021. Our works reproduced on page 44. - Jacques et Dani Ruelland - Créations en fusion (1950-1990) - Éditions du musée de la Poterie Méditerranéenne, Saint-Quentin-la-Porterie, 2022. Our works reproduced on pages 34 and 35. Bibliography and related works: - Jean-Jacques et Bénédicte Wattel - Les Ruelland céramistes - Éditions Louvre Victoire, Paris, 2014. A close family of bottles reproduced on page 199. Jacques Ruelland and Dani, née Danielle Dupin, united in life as in artistic creation, met in Paris, where Jacques trained in painting at the École des Beaux-Arts and Dani was introduced to sculpture at the Grange studio. They married in 1951, a year after beginning their collaboration on ceramics. Dani's own approach to materials and volumes was combined with Jacques' approach to color in this new shared medium. At first, they were naturally influenced by the Vallauris experience. Gradually, they affirmed their mastery of working with clay and its appearance, particularly from 1955, with the use of manganese oxide. This marked the beginning of a production process that would become characteristic of their art: vases, bowls, bottles, lamp bases and boxes followed one another in a profusion of brilliantly colored glazes - the off-center necks of the vases, giving an asymmetrical appearance to the works, became a signature of their creations. The artist couple make sure to model each piece individually, which lends uniqueness and character to the creations, assembled in true families of works. Over the years, however, the shapes stabilized, becoming more refined without ever radically changing - making it difficult to date their creations precisely. In the 1960s, the Ruellands' production shifted towards softer, pastel-toned glazes, covering a chromatic range from black and beige, to powder pink and light green, which the couple superimposed in thin opaque or transparent layers.