PIERRE MESTRE (1919-2007) - Lot 164

PIERRE MESTRE (1919-2007) Dumbbells, circa 1960 Vase. Glazed stoneware. Signed under the base. Height: 20.5cm Provenance: Galerie Gendras-Régnier, Saint-Ouen: Galerie Gendras-Régnier, Saint-Ouen. Exhibitions: - Traits d'union - 70 ans d'expression céramique française (1947-2017) - Hospice de Malrigou, Saint-Jean-d'Estissac, June 1 to 3, July 21 to 29 and August 19 to 26, 2018. Our work exhibited during this event. - Les Trente Glorieuses - Collection Pascal Marziano1950-1980. Un timbré de céramique - Musée de la Poterie Méditerranéenne, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, April 5 to October 25, 2020. Our work exhibited at this event. Bibliography: Philippe Chambost, Pascal Marziano et Arnaud Serpollet - 1947-2017, 70 ans d'expression céramique française - Éditions Les livres de l'îlot, Neuvic, 2020. Our work reproduced on page 191. PIERRE MESTRE (1919-2007) A native of Compiègne, Pierre Mestre grew up in an intellectual environment nourished by books, and trained in painting at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. A stay at La Borne in 1946, followed by the discovery of Paul Beyer's work at an exhibition in Paris, would decide the direction of his work. Marked by stoneware, he divided his life between Paris and La Borne, where he was actively involved in the pottery community. His work ranged from utilitarian pottery to sculptures and architectural elements. He returned to Paris for good in 1977.