Pyot and Albert Thiry, The Artists of Vallauris: Two Lives, One Work, Marie-Pascale Suhard, Volume 1, 2005 – Book

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Discover the book *Pyot and Albert Thiry: The Artists of Vallauris, Two Lives, One Work* by Marie-Pascale Suhard, published by Éditions Joël Garcia, Volume 1, the first volume in the “Artists of Vallauris” series, released in 2005. This hardcover book, in excellent, like-new condition, 91 pages in French, 31 x 20.5 cm, retraces the journey of this French ceramicist couple who settled in Vallauris.

Originally from Nice, the Thiry family established themselves in the pottery village in 1943. After attending the École des Arts Décoratifs in Nice, Albert Thiry trained with Saltalamacchia, Sagan, and Charles Voltz. Returning from the Algerian War in 1956, he joined the Tapis Vert workshop, run by Claire and René Batigne, as a decorator for six years, where he worked alongside Marcel Vertès and Anton Prinner, who introduced him to sculpture. That same year, before his departure, he married Pyot Gavaudan (born in 1933 in Eygalières). She attended the École des Arts Décoratifs in Nice in 1953, worked at the Concarneau workshop, and then as a decorator and model maker at the Giraud workshops. Together, they embody the golden age of Vallauris ceramics through utilitarian pieces, dreamlike figures, and symbolic sculptures.

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