108 - PRIMAVERA (SPRING ART STUDIO) – CLAUDE LÉVY (1895–1942), DESIGNER OF THE MODEL & ART POTTERY OF SAINTE-RADEGONDE

PRIMAVERA (SPRING ART STUDIO) – CLAUDE LÉVY (1895–1942), DESIGNER OF THE MODEL & ART POTTERY OF SAINTE-RADEGONDE Pulcinella, a model created around [1922] and exhibited at the 14th Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, Paris, 1923, and at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, Paris, 1925 Decorative sculpture. Glazed ceramic piece; crackled white, black. Circa 1925. Minor glaze imperfections on the terrace. Marked with the “Atelier PRIMAVERA au Printemps Paris” stamp on the inside beneath the base. H. 31 cm Exhibitions: - 14th Salon des Artistes Décorateurs – Grand Palais, Paris, May 4–July 1, 1923. An identical model was exhibited at this event (no. 460). - International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts – Grand Palais, Paris, April 28–October 25, 1925. An identical model was exhibited at this event. Bibliography: - Catalog of the 14th Salon des Artistes Décorateurs – Grand Palais, Paris (May 4–July 1, 1923). The model is listed as No. 460 in the catalog, on page 92. - Alain-René Hardy – Primavera, 1912–1972, Atelier d’art du Printemps – Éditions Faton, Dijon, 2014. An identical model is reproduced on page 99 (ill. 106), in an archival image from the 1925 Exposition.