20th Century
Decorative Arts

Édouard Cazaux - An Art Deco hand turned pottery vase, France circa 1930, decorated in the his typical style, with three hand painted females among foliage, the interior glazed and gilded.
Cazaux came from a family of potters and learned his art at a young age. In Tarbes he worked as a ceramist in a factory also studying at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and at the École de Sèvres. After a few years in Paris , where he had access to the "Manufacture de Sèvres", he settled in La Varenne in 1920 and set up his studio there. In 1923, Cazaux was secretary of the Salon d 'Automne de ceramique .
Cazaux was a member of the L'Evolution group of artists, founded by Arthur Goldscheider in the early 1920s whose works Goldscheider exhibited at the Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et industriels modern in 1925.  It wasn't until 1929 that Cazaux began to devote himself entirely to ceramics. Influenced by classical Greek sculpture, he preferred simple shapes at first until he turned to Cubism and then developed his own style. His subjects include not only neoclassical references, but also the Far East and primitive and African art. With luminous glazes and pictorial techniques, Cazaux's works show distinctive effects, which he achieved through various oxidation methods and the use of copper inlays. His works are known for their vivid colors, simple shapes and hand-painted decorations. In 1937 Cazaux was admitted to the Legion of Honor.
His works are exhibited in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and in the Saint-Maur Museum