Georges JOUVE (1910-1964) Large Toro vase, 1949. Pan-shaped body adorned with a central medallion with incised decoration of a bull and a sun, inscribed "Bravo Toro". Glazed ceramic proof in black and red clay. Signed "Jouve" and bearing the artist's alpha initials on the reverse. H. 40 cm. A few scattered bubbles and slight glazing defects. Provenance : Gaston Bœuf (1907-1990), decorator. Then by descent. Bibliography: Karine Lacquemant, Georges Jouve, Édition Norma, 2025, similar vase reproduced on p. 119. Georges Jouve, Édition Jousse entreprise, 2005, similar vase reproduced on p. 41. Michel Faré, Georges Jouve, Édition Art et Industrie, 1965, our example reproduced on p. 57. Around 1949, Georges Jouve produced a series of stocky vases based on the theme of the bull, which he chose to spell in Spanish with a touch of humor. This Mediterranean-inspired motif evokes Picasso's stays in Vallauris at the same time. Jouve followed this trend, developing an original decorative technique he called "décor serviette". Before firing, a plate of moist clay decorated with an incised motif is applied to the body of the vase. Form and ornament are harmoniously combined, giving rise to a work of great unity.