Lot no. 99
Paul-Armand GETTE (1927-2024) & BERNARDAUD, France
-Le dessert d'Artémis, 2012
Porcelain dessert plate with painted decoration, Collection Lambert Avignon.
Titled, dated, signed, justified 031/100 on reverse. Stamped and limited edition.
Diameter: 21 cm
Fascinated by mythology and the natural sciences, Paul-Armand Gette also had a particular interest in the study of the model.
study of the model. He photographs, photocopies, pared down and juxtaposes elements that refer to adolescence and, more particularly, femininity
often associated with images of flower petals, foliage or stones.
Borrowed from poetry and gentleness, her works can also reveal a raw realism, revealing moments of great intimacy.
moments of great intimacy.
In the edition shown at the museum in 2012, he drew a purely female sex on a porcelain plate.
He humorously associated it with the cult of Artemis, his favourite Greek goddess of the hunt, runner of the woods, wild, unsubmissive and proud.
wild and proud.
In this edition, we find all the delicacy and complexity of Paul-Armand Gette's work, built around a hedonistic and pagan universe.
pagan world populated by nymphs.
Lots will be available for collection by appointment on Monday 22 September 2025, in Paris, 75001 (Métro Les Halles or Bourse).
[The exact address will be given to you after full payment of the slip, when the appointment is made].
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Ceramics, pottery and earthenware
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