Mougin frères Nancy - BUSSIÈRE Ernest - Pitcher - Stoneware

Joseph (1876-1961) & Pierre (1879-1955) MOUGIN - Ernest BUSSIÈRE (Sculptor)

Magnificent stoneware pitcher with a body of vegetal form enlivened by light rounded ribs that extend to form the neck, stretched into vegetal stylization, decorated with violet, beige, brown and blue drips on a blue background with metallic reflections and a crystalline finish.

Incised signature under the base.

Height 11.5 cm
Width 8 cm
Length 13 cm
Weight 276 g

Careful packaging and tracked shipment

The brothers Joseph (7 June 1876 - 1961) and Pierre (15 May 1880 - 7 September 1955) MOUGIN, sons of Xavier Mougin, are French ceramists and sculptors. They both worked their craft in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods.

Popularized in the late 19th century, Art Nouveau saw notable expansion in Europe, and to a lesser extent in the United States. In France, the Universal Exhibition of 1900 represents its apex. While René Lalique, Hector Guimard or Samuel Bing are indisputable national references, the members of the École de Nancy undoubtedly form the crème de la crème of this movement in France: Emile Gallé, Victor Prouvé, Louis Majorelle, the Daum brothers at the forefront, but also the Mougin brothers, who did not officially join the École de Nancy, yet accompanied it by taking part in its exhibitions and by publishing many of its artists.