159 - GEORGES JOUVE (1910–1964)

GEORGES JOUVE (1910–1964) Faun’s Head(s) Jug with a detached handle. White-glazed ceramic piece with a matte, slightly grainy surface; the title decoration rendered as a black drawing, with the lines extending onto the handle. The interior is glazed black. Circa 1952. Signed JOUVE and bearing the monogram A. P. (interlaced letters) for Apollo, known as the “Alpha” mark, on the reverse. H. 13 cm Bibliography and related works: - Michel Faré, with texts by Renée Moutard-Uldry and Norbert Pierlot – *Georges Jouve* – Éditions Art et Industrie, Paris, 1965. Variants reproduced on pages 136 and 140. - Preface by Pierre Bergé, texts by Philippe Jousse and Norbert Pierlot – Georges Jouve – Éditions Jousse Entreprise, Paris, 2005. Variations reproduced on pages 136 and 140; a design very similar to our model reproduced on page 301.