JEAN DERVAL (1925-2010) - Lot 67

JEAN DERVAL (1925-2010) Winged centaur Rare and large anthropo-zoomorphic box forming a vase. Polychrome glazed ceramic. Restorations to two corners of the lid. Signed and located J. DERVAL Vallauris on the reverse. Height: 30cm - Length: 34cm - Width: 12cm JEAN DERVAL (1925-2010) Graduating in 1944 from the École des Arts appliqués in Paris, Jean Derval discovered ceramics in Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, before moving to Vallauris in 1947 to work alongside Capron and Picault, then for the Madoura and Picasso studios. In 1951, he opened his own studio. His works cover a range of motifs, from religious, mythological, figurative and fantastical figures to more abstract, graphic decorations. The classical forms of the ancient tradition are overturned in his works by a cubist distortion, giving rise to highly varied and refined creations, which evolve in the 1960s towards more sculptural and architectural works.