Ceramic Vase By Leon Pointu (1879-1942)

Double gourd vase in duck blue glazed stoneware with gold drips signed L Pointu under the base.

Son of the ceramist Jean Pointu (1843-1925), Léon Pointu followed an apprenticeship in his father's workshop, who had a strong influence on him throughout his career. Indeed, his pieces remained, at first, very close to those of his father, then he evolved towards new forms, larger sizes and chose more vivid and sustained colors. He distinguished himself by a production with simple, regular and quite massive shapes. In the 1930s, he developed the technique of drips on his vases, in gold or color, which he reworked to give them another appearance, as for example on our vase, a little cracked. From 1921 until 1927, he exhibited his production at the Nièvre exhibitions where he met with great success.