Edouard Cazaux
Édouard Cazaux (* 1889 in Cauneille , France , † 1974 in La Varenne , France) was a French ceramist and sculptor .
Life
Cazaux came from a family of potters. The sculptor and ceramist learned his art at a young age. In Tarbes he worked as a ceramist in a factory. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, but also at the École de Sèvres.
He took his first steps into art as a sculptor. After a few years in Paris , where he had access to the “Manufacture de Sèvres”, he settled in La Varenne in 1920 and built his studio there. As a turner, Cazaux worked for the ceramists of the Lachenal family ( Edmond Lachenal with his sons Jean-Jacques Lachenal and Raoul Lachenal ) and for Jean Mayodon . In 1923 Cazaux was secretary of the Salon d 'Automne de céramique .
Cazaux belonged to the artist group L'Evolution , founded by the Éditeur d'art (art publisher) and sculptor Arthur Goldscheider in the early 1920s with representatives of Art Deco , whose work Goldscheider exhibited in 1925 at the Paris Exposition internationale des Arts Décoratifs et industriels modern .
It was not until 1929 that Cazaux began to devote himself entirely to ceramics. Influenced by classical Greek sculpture, he initially preferred simple forms until he turned to cubism and then developed his own style. His themes include not only neoclassical references, but also the Far East and primitive and African art. Cazaux's works show unmistakable effects with luminous glazes and pictorial techniques, which he achieved through various oxidation methods and the use of copper inlays. His works are known for their vivid colors, simple shapes and hand-painted decorations. In 1937 Cazaux was accepted into the Legion of Honor. His works are exhibited in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and in the Museum of Saint-Maur.
Works (selection)
- Le feu
- Vase de fleurs
- Vase globulaire
- Femme nue assise
- Boîte couverte de forme cubique
- Vase formant pied de lampe lenticulaire
- Vase formant pied de lampe lenticulaire
- Grand vase piriform
- Petit vase boule spherique
- Crépuscule vase tronconique évasé
Web links
- Edouard Cazaux. In: Center de documentation des musées - Les Arts Décoratifs
- Édouard Cazaux (French, 1889–1974). In: artnet , with pictures of Édouard Cazaux's work.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Édouard Cazaux (1898-1974) . ( Memento of October 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) In: Mireille Cazaux, Yvonne Brunhammer, Armand Amann, Marie-Laure Perrin: Edouard Cazaux, céramiste-sculpteur art déco . Monelle Hayot 1994.
- ^ Robert E. Dechant, Filipp Goldscheider: Goldscheider. Company history and catalog raisonné. Historicism, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, 1950s. Arnold, Stuttgart 2007. ISBN 978-3-89790-216-9 , 640 pp.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cazaux, Édouard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French ceramist and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cauneille , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1974 |
| Place of death | La Varenne , France |