A Large Artist Cup and Pair of Mocha Cups
Gilbert Portanier (Cannes 1926)
Lot-No. 792
Around 1986. Polychrome painted porcelain. Cup: H. 10,5 cm, mocha cups with saucers: h. 6 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 Large Artist Cup and Pair of Mocha Cups
Gilbert Portanier (Cannes 1926)
A Large Artist Cup and Pair of Mocha Cups
Lot-No. 792
Around 1986. Polychrome painted porcelain. Cup: H. 10,5 cm, mocha cups with saucers: h. 6 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.
