Jean DERVAL (1925-2010) La porteuse d'eau, circa 1960. Anthropomorphic sculpture in enameled clay in shades of brown, green and blue. Signed "Jean Derval" under the base. Height: 51 cm. Missing parts and slight chips around the base. Bibliography: Patrick Favardin & Jean-Jacques Wattel, Jean Derval céramiste et sculpteur, Norma, 2011, sculpture à rapprocher p. 50. For Derval, "creation is a trajectory controlled by knowledge of its ins and outs. In other words, the work is conceived from the outset in its entirety, and only the interplay of fire remains random", Patrick Favardin