Ceramic Bowl - Jean Rivier

Small enamelled ceramic bowl by Jean Rivier (1915 - 2017)
Circa 1960
Vallauris
Signature under the heel
Perfect condition, except for a cooking crack at the heel, practically invisible (see photo)

"Jean Rivier is an autodidact in the arts (painting, drawing , photo).
Born in Tunis, arrived in France as a child, he was first an apprentice watchmaker and jeweler while being a poet-writer.
In 1946, he trained as a ceramist with Emilie Decanis in Aix en Provence.
In 1952, he moved to Vallauris and welcomed French and foreign trainees in his studio, such as Dominique Baudart.
He met Juliette Derel.
The couple worked together until their separation in 1961.
From 1961, Jean Rivier imposed his own style with engraved decorations of cuneiform and abstract writing, inspired by the parietal art of Tassili (Desert of Hoggar Algeria) and art brut."

Thanks to Christine Lavenu for this text