77 - GEORGES JOUVE (1910–1964)

GEORGES JOUVE (1910–1964) The Three Fish, the only two examples known to date to be enamelled in black; a model created around 1952 and presented (in a polychrome version) at Raphaël Raffel’s booth at the Salon des Arts Ménagers, Paris, 1952 Pair of wall sconces with two light sources. The decorative motifs are made of black-glazed ceramic; the frame is tubular brass; the lampshades have been reupholstered. Height: 58 cm – Length of the fish: 25.5 cm Provenance: Our pieces come from an apartment in Paris’s 17th arrondissement that was entirely decorated by Raphaël Raffel; period photographs of this interior design were published in the book dedicated to the artist by Guy Bloch-Champfort (page 37). Bibliography: - *Mobilier et Décoration* – No. 3, April 1952. A similar model is reproduced on page 17. - *Le Décor d’aujourd’hui* – No. 81, September 1953. A similar wall sconce is visible in a photograph taken in the artist’s home-studio (rue de la Tombe-Issoire, Paris) reproduced on page 300 in an article titled “Ici habite un artiste,” by Jouve. - Guy Bloch-Champfort – Raphaël décorateur – Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 2002. Our wall sconces are visible in the photograph of Mr. and Mrs. X’s apartment in Paris, reproduced on page 37; the color version appears in the photograph of the decorator’s booth at the 1952 Salon des Arts Ménagers, reproduced on the same page. - Foreword by Pierre Bergé, texts by Philippe Jousse and Norbert Pierlot – Georges Jouve – Éditions Jousse Entreprise, Paris. A similar wall sconce model is visible in an archival photograph (1959 exhibition booth) reproduced on page 289. - Karine Lacquemant – Georges Jouve – Éditions Norma, Paris, 2025. A similar wall sconce model can be seen in a photograph taken in the artist’s home-studio (rue de la Tombe-Issoire, Paris), reproduced on page 69.