Jean (1913-1992) and Jacqueline (1920-2009) Lerat - Glazed stoneware dish

Jean (1913-1992) and Jacqueline (1920-2009) Lerat. Beautiful glazed stoneware plate. Decorated with a relief of a rooster, the rim pinched. Workshop of La Borne, circa 1945. Signed on the back, with the workshop stamp and place of production. Diameter: 25cm. Height: 5.5cm. Perfect condition. *Jean and Jacqueline Lerat are one of the most revolutionary couples of ceramists of the 20th century. By settling in La Borne (Cher), they transformed stoneware from artisanal and utilitarian pottery to leading modern sculpture. Jean Lerat: Born in Bourges, he initially trained in wood sculpture at the École nationale des beaux-arts de Bourges from 1926. In 1941, thanks to the patronage of François Guillaume, he moved to La Borne to collaborate with traditional master potters (such as Armand Bedu). There, he learned to master high-fired stoneware and wood firings at high temperatures. Jacqueline Bouvet (Lerat): Born in Haute-Savoie, she studied drawing in Mâcon and then joined the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris. In search of a more liberated material, she turned to clay and arrived in La Borne in 1943. The couple profoundly influenced art education in France. Jean taught ceramics at the École nationale supérieure d'art de Bourges from 1943 to 1978, and Jacqueline took over from 1966 to 1988. They trained entire generations of contemporary ceramists there. Today, their works are exhibited in the largest French museums, including the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the Musée National de céramique in Sèvres, and the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon.