JACQUES & DANI RUELLAND (1926-2008) & (1933-2010) - Lot 194

JACQUES & DANI RUELLAND (1926-2008) & (1933-2010) Apple Ball vase with slightly off-center soliflore neck. Polychrome glazed ceramic; the speckled decoration treated plum, mauve and yellow on an old-pink background. Signed RUELLAND under the base. Height: 10cm Bibliography: Jean-Jacques et Bénédicte Wattel - Les Ruelland céramistes - Éditions Louvre Victoire, Paris, 2020. The model drawing is reproduced on pages 120 and 123. JACQUES & DANI RUELLAND (1926-2008) & (1933-2010) Jacques Ruelland and Dani, née Danielle Dupin, met in Paris and joined forces in both life and ceramic creation. Dani's approach to materials and volumes was combined with Jacques' approach to color in this shared medium. Initially influenced by Vallauris, they gradually asserted their style. Their distinctive production is characterized by asymmetrical shapes, notably off-center collars, and brilliant glazes in bright, vivid colors. Each piece is individually modeled. In the 1960s, their palette evolved towards softer, pastel tones, applied in thin layers of enamel.