Le coup de vent by Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat for the Maison Moderne, enamelled stoneware sculpture.
The Maison Moderne is a gallery opened by Julius Maier-Grafe in 1898 in Paris. Main competitor of Bing's Art Nouveau gallery, the Maison Moderne offers pieces by artists such as Alfred William Finch, Abel Landry and Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat.
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat is a major figure in art nouveau ceramics. Born in Limoges, trained by Vieillard in Bordeaux, he won a gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900. Known for his famous red "sang-de-boeuf" his works were very successful.
