1950s Hand-Painted Plate by Gustave Reynaud for Le Mrier Vallauris – 12″

Brimming with the folk-inspired charm of mid-century Vallauris ceramics, this hand-painted plate by Gustave Reynaud for Le Mrier depicts a stylized figure flanked by two large indigo-blue flowers. Dressed in what appears to be traditional folk attire, the figure is rendered in a palette of deep blue, soft green, and earthy brown. The whimsical composition rests on a subtly crackled glaze that lends warmth and texture to the surface.Created around 1955 in Reynauds Atelier Le Mrier, founded that same year in the heart of the French Riviera pottery revival, this piece exemplifies his playful, graphic style rooted in both modernist abstraction and Provenal tradition. The expressive brushwork and nave clarity of the design are hallmarks of Reynauds vision, where each object reflects the artists hand. The reverse is marked with his characteristic monogram and bears the same craquelure glaze and hand-thrown concentric rings that define the workshops refined cra