ALBERT THIRY (1932-2009) - Lot 210

ALBERT THIRY (1932-2009) Egg in car Vase-sculpture. Glazed ceramic. Titled on a paper label under the base. Height: 18cm - Length: 25cm Provenance: Gilbert Baud Collection: Gilbert Baud Collection. ALBERT THIRY (1932-2009) Trained at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Nice, as well as in several Vallauris workshops, Albert Thiry began his career as a decorator at the Atelier du Tapis Vert, before founding his own workshop with his wife Pyot Gavaudan, also a ceramist. Their production in chamotte clay ranges from utilitarian pieces richly decorated with engraved motifs inspired by the plant world, to more sculptural works depicting a bestiary and a dreamlike, symbolic universe.