Earthenware Pitcher Vase By Roland Brice And Fernand Léger

A glazed earthenware vase/pitcher signed Roland Brice in Biot (Alpes-Maritimes), inspired by the work of Fernand Léger, for whom Roland Brice was the ceramist. Free-form with a recessed handle, abstract decoration in red, yellow, and black enamels on a white background. 1950s.
Very good condition
Height 24.5 cm.
Diameter 12 cm at the neck
Signed on the back  R. Brice Biot. A-M
Roland Brice (1911-1989) and Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Sculptor-ceramist, a former student of Fernand Léger, he became his official ceramist from 1949. In his Biot workshop, he worked on his own creations, which bear the imprint of the painter – primary colors, black lines, figures with rounded curves… Brice also focused on free forms and combined utility and beauty in his vases, dishes, and plates. He was a fervent supporter of art in the city and of polychromy, a vital dimension for human beings.