JACQUES & DANI RUELLAND (1926-2008) & (1933-2010) - Lot 195

JACQUES & DANI RUELLAND (1926-2008) & (1933-2010) Apple Ball vase with slightly off-center soliflore neck. Turquoise glazed ceramic. Signed RUELLAND under the base. Height: 16cm Exhibition: N6-N7 - Les Nationales de la Céramique - Écomusée de la Bresse bourguignonne, Château de Pierre-de-Bresse, from April 4 to December 20, 2015. Bibliography and related works: Jean-Jacques et Bénédicte Wattel - Les Ruelland céramistes - Éditions Louvre Victoire, Paris, 2020. Variants reproduced on pages 119, 140 and 145. 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.