Art pottery lidd signed Kostanda A. Vallauris characters

Rare lidded jar with anthropomorphic décor. Signed alexandre kostanda vallauris (ceramist born in 1924 in poland.apprenticed to louis giraud in vallauris in 1936, he teaches ceramics at biot.in 1949, he is back in vallauris to take the direction of the workshop of louis giraud. He founded his own workshop in 1953.sa production, sensual and plastic at its beginnings, evolves towards a more refined ceramic, with floral or abstract motifs. In vallauris, despite the shimmering colors of local ceramics, alexandre kostanda keeps a predilection for deaf colors, close to the natural shades of clay. Its ceramic, of rustic appearance, surprises by the finesse of its craftsmanship and the balance of its proportions, revealing the exceptional technical mastery of kostanda. Aimed at an eclectic audience, kostanda's ceramics cover styles corresponding to different tastes: from rustic-country lunches, without decoration, to vases, plates and dishes decorated with floral motifs, stylized characters or compositions inspired by cubism. ) Height: 12 cm.