Marcel Guillard (1896-1932) Hersent (design), Édition Etling Paris Standing duck

About this piece

Beautiful art deco ceramic artwork, a standing duck, designed by Hersent, and executed by Marcel Guillard (Fr. 1896-1932) for Etling Paris.
Marcel Guillard was a ceramist at Etling Paris. He had his own studio, where he also collaborated with various artists, such as Alexandre Kelety, Le Jan, André Fau, Gaston Debaize, Genevieve Granger, Armand Godard, Guiraud-Rivièra, Claire Colinet and others. Most of them were sculptors who had their work published by Etling Paris before. Unfortunately Marcel Guillard passed away at a young age.

Besides being stylized in a great way, this duck is also very beautifully glazed. The duck has the soft undertones of yellow and blue/grey, with an overglaze in blue, yellow and even some red speckles.

The duck is extensively signed on the underside with various stamps printed in the wet clay, such as: "Hersent", "Marcel Guillard", Édition Etling, Paris" and "France". The remains of an old label can also be found.


Provenance:
Ira Simon Collection, Chicago, Illinois.

Literature:
- Edgar Pelichet; "La Ceramique Art Déco", La Bibliothèque des Arts, Paris, 1988. P. 93, 99, 106, 124, 160 and 181.

Condition

Excellent