MARIE-HENRIETTE BATAILLE, large (81cm) glazed ceramic plaque / wall sculpture, Dour 1960s

MARIE-HENRIETTE BAITAILLE in DOUR, glazed ceramic wall plaque/sculpture, 1960s

Large wall plaque (81 cm) in glazed ceramic created by Marie-Henriette Bataille as part of the Atelier de Dour workshop in the 1960s. The composition features a decorative pattern covered with a coloured glaze characteristic of the workshop's production. The work is designed to be hung as a wall sculpture, like a painting or picture (fixings provided on the back, see photo).

Rare and very high quality, in perfect condition.



Biography:

Marie-Henriette Bataille (born in 1931) is a Belgian ceramist who trained at the Antwerp School of Decorative Arts. In 1952, she joined the Atelier de céramique de Dour, founded in 1947 and run by Roger Somville and Simone Tits, among others. This workshop, located in a former brewery in the city, aimed to develop modern and accessible production while preserving traditional techniques.

Bataille is known for her figurative and symbolic works in glazed ceramics, often in the form of wall plaques, dishes, and decorative panels. In 1970, she won a gold medal at the international ceramics competition in Faenza, Italy, marking her international recognition.

The DOUR artistic ceramics workshop was founded in 1951 and run by artists such as the painter Roger Somville and his wife Simone Tits, Monique Cornil, Therèse and Marie-Henriette Bataille, Claire Lambert, Paul Timper, Monique Cornil and Louis Van De Spiegel. They mainly produced sculptures, vases, murals and plates decorated with naive animal and plant motifs in the spirit and artistic movement of the time. Sometimes comparable to the work of Roger Capron in Vallauris, France, we note here figures, birds, fantastical fish, flowers... in ceramic, delicately raw and colourful.