{"product_id":"gilbert-valentin-les-archanges-vallauris-biomorphic-ceramic-vase-france-1950s-rare","title":"Gilbert Valentin \"Les Archanges\" Vallauris Biomorphic Ceramic Vase, France, 1950s Rare.","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA rare mid-century modern studio art pottery vase attributed to French ceramicist Gilbert Valentin (1928–2000) for his celebrated Vallauris workshop, Les Archanges, circa 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe vase showcases Valentin's signature free-form (forme libre) sensibility: a sculptural, asymmetrical body with a pinched, flared neck rising from a crescent-shaped shoulder and a small pedestal foot. The surface is treated as an abstract composition, pairing a heavily textured dark bronze-brown glaze above with a speckled grey-green field below, divided by an exposed band of natural buff stoneware. The grainy, hand-worked finish is characteristic of the bold, painterly ceramics that made Valentin a key figure in the postwar Vallauris renaissance — a circle that included Picasso, Braque, Prévert, and Cocteau (who became president of the Club des Archanges in 1960).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe underside bears the workshop's hallmark: the hand-painted archangel emblem above the brush-painted \"Vallauris\" signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA striking, gallery-worthy example of French mid-century studio ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eApprox. dimensions: 6 in H × 4 in W. Condition: [add yours — e.g., \"Excellent vintage condition, no chips, cracks, or repairs.\"]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valentin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52267600707895,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/7273\/1447\/files\/EEB8382D-930C-4099-B791-BE4983D4CCBA.jpg?v=1780175100","url":"https:\/\/www.ateliergilt.com\/products\/gilbert-valentin-les-archanges-vallauris-biomorphic-ceramic-vase-france-1950s-rare","provider":"Atelier Gilt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}