Léon Pointu (1879 - 1942), Enamelled Stoneware Vase, Signed

Dark brown enamelled stoneware vase with dark green drips on the top with crackle effect. Signed “Pointu” on the underside.
Son of the ceramicist 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 remain, first of all, very close to those of his father, then he evolves towards new shapes, larger sizes and chooses more vivid and sustained colors. It is distinguished by a production with simple, regular and quite massive shapes. In the 1930s, he developed the technique of dripping on his vases, in gold or in color, which he reworked to give them another aspect, for example on our vase, which is a little cracked. From 1921 until 1927, he exhibited his production at the Nivernaise exhibitions where he had a great success.