GILBERT PORTANIER
1926 - 2023
Gilbert Portanier, born in 1926, was a French ceramist, painter and sculptor. An emblematic artist from Vallauris, he was nicknamed the “Magician of colors” following an exhibition at the Musée de la Céramique in Sèvres. When most ceramists turned to semi-industrial production, Portanier devoted himself to one-off pieces, seeing ceramics as a means of overcoming the two-dimensionality of canvas. Indeed, the artist has always seen himself as a painter rather than a ceramist.
GILBERT PORTANIER
Très grand vase de forme libre
1998
Painted glazed ceramic
H 58.5 cm
BOLS
GILBERT PORTANIER
BOL
XXe
Painted glazed ceramic
H 37 cm x W 40 cm
GILBERT PORTANIER
BOL
2007
Painted glazed ceramic
H 32 cm x W 37 cm
GILBERT PORTANIER
VASE
XXe
Painted glazed ceramic
H 31 cm x W 27 cm
GILBERT PORTANIER
VASE
XXe
Painted glazed ceramic
H 31 cm x W 34 cm x D 7 cm
GILBERT PORTANIER
VASE
XXe
Painted glazed ceramic
H 31 cm x W 27 cm
GILBERT PORTANIER
VASE
XXe
Painted glazed ceramic
H 31 cm x W 27 cm