Clément Massier 'Cachepot Chaudron'

This monumental Cachepot Chaudron with vegetal ornamentation exemplifies the early collaboration between painter Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer and ceramist Clément Massier. With its inventive organic form, the vessel—identified in Massier’s sales catalog as Cachepot Chaudron—appears to soften under the radiant sunlight of the French Riviera, where it was created. Beneath the golden luster glaze, etched and painted grape leaves and tendrils transform what might once have been a utilitarian object into a work of refined decorative art.