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Free-form glazed earthenware pitcher with handle by Mado Jolain (1921-2019), decorated in two tones, creamy white enamel on the outside and blue-green on the inside. Stylized decoration of a flower with its branch and three oblong shapes.
Circa 1960.
Signed under the base M J for Mado Jolain (1921-2019).
Trained at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Mado Jolain set up her studio with her husband René Legrand in 1948.
Her style was strongly influenced by popular arts and traditions. With her husband's help, she soon turned to figurative or abstract decorative pieces (dishes, pitchers, vases). In the late 50s, she reinvented outdoor ceramics, creating pieces for gardens and terraces.
Bibliography: "La céramique Française des années 50" by Pierre Staudenmeyer, Norma Editions, page 194. Il
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