Sèvres: The Living Forms of Ceramics

Published on 14 December 2022, by Oscar Duboÿ

After originating at the Musée National Adrien-Dubouché in Limoges three years ago, this show is coming to Sèvres in its most complete version.

Jean Girel (b. 1947), Box with Frogs, 2013, hard-paste porcelain, 15 x 34 cm. Limoges,... Sèvres: The Living Forms of Ceramics

Jean Girel (b. 1947), Box with Frogs, 2013, hard-paste porcelain, 15 x 34 cm. Limoges, Musée National Adrien-Dubouché.
RMN-Grand Palais (Limoges, Musée National Adrien-Dubouché) © Mathieu Rabeau

This rich ceramics exhibition features nature’s organic shapes spanning the period from the Renaissance to the present day. Before the invention of photography, nothing could be more lifelike than sculpture. Hence the choice of opening the show with a series…

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