Picasso / Picault, Picault / Picasso: A Magic Moment in Vallauris 1948-1953

by Sylvie Vautier

Overview

• Explore the unique friendship between French potter Robert Picault and Pablo Picasso, focusing on the seven years they both were living in Vallauris, France
• Features numerous photographs and historical documents that are never before seen or published

Picasso / Picault, Picault / Picasso: A Magic Moment in Vallauris 1948-1953 is an intimate look at the friendship between ceramicist Robert Picault and Pablo Picasso.

Following the war, in an effort to leave a wrecked Paris, a group of artists, including Picasso, went to the coastal town of Vallauris. There he met Picault and the two formed a lasting friendship while collaborating artistically for several years. Examining Picault's pottery and production as well as the short films Picasso made and Picault photographed through unpublished documents and photographs - the book shows this idyllic moment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781938461330
Publisher:	Pointed Leaf Press
Publication date:	11/21/2016
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 18.50(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

French art historian, Sylvie Vautier graduated from the Ecole du Louvre in Paris, with majors in the history of art and museology. Her forthcoming publication is the text for the catalog of the Museum in Marseille for the exhibition Picasso and Popular Arts and Traditions. Vautier lives in Geneva, Switzerland. Picasso / Picault, Picault / Picasso is her first book.

Editorial Reviews

Unpublished documents and photographs examine Picault's pottery and studio production in catalogs that will surely inspire a new generation of collectors.

Galerie

Unpublished documents and photographs examine Picault's pottery and studio production in catalogs that will surely inspire a new generation of collectors.

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