Édouard Cazaux

Biografie

Uber den Künstler

Édouard Cazaux (1889-1974), was a Basque artist. He comes from a family of ceramists and literally grows up in his parents' studio. In 1912 he received a scholarship from the l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Sèvres. He refines his techniques and works in various studios, including that of Edmond Lachenal where he learns to make gilded ceramics. He also works as a sculptor and made the war memorial in Biarritz in 1922. From 1921 he also exhibited at the various Paris Salons. In 1925 he took part in the l'Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes. There he collaborates with the artist group "La Stele et l'Evolution" for the pavilion of Arthur Goldscheider. From 1928 he also works with David Guéron of Christallerie Degué. In 1937 he and his brothers won the gold medal at the World Exhibition in Paris with their fountain. In WWII he makes special ceramics, the 'Grés Norton' that was shown in Galerie Rouard after the war. Due to raw material shortages, he was unable to use his own kilns and started experimenting with industrial gravel kilns (Norton kilns). The temperatures were so high that he wrapped his ceramics in a special dough that gave a milky enamel structure to his ceramics.

His work can be seen in several museums, including Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris.

 

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