A Pair of Small Artist's Plates
Gilbert Portanier (Cannes 1926)
Lot-No. 811
1970s. Ceramic, colourfully glazed. In the centre abstract-figural scene, turquoise border. Monogrammed 'G.P.' on the back. Metal mount. Diam. 13-14,5 cm. - French ceramist. After beginning to study architecture in Paris, Portanier quickly turned to painting and drawing as a self-taught artist. After his return to the Côte d'Azur, he met Picasso and began working as a ceramic artist. 1949 foundation of the studio 'Le Triptyque', since 1964 close cooperation with Rosenthal, from 1966-2009 regular exhibitions in the Rosenthal studios. Numerous awards and exhibitions, including at the MKG Hamburg, Kunstgewerbemuseum Köln, Musée National de Céramique, Sèvres and many others.
Gilbert Portanier: A Pair of Small Artist's Plates
Gilbert Portanier (Cannes 1926)
A Pair of Small Artist's Plates
Lot-No. 811
1970s. Ceramic, colourfully glazed. In the centre abstract-figural scene, turquoise border. Monogrammed 'G.P.' on the back. Metal mount. Diam. 13-14,5 cm. - French ceramist. After beginning to study architecture in Paris, Portanier quickly turned to painting and drawing as a self-taught artist. After his return to the Côte d'Azur, he met Picasso and began working as a ceramic artist. 1949 foundation of the studio 'Le Triptyque', since 1964 close cooperation with Rosenthal, from 1966-2009 regular exhibitions in the Rosenthal studios. Numerous awards and exhibitions, including at the MKG Hamburg, Kunstgewerbemuseum Köln, Musée National de Céramique, Sèvres and many others.
