Roger Capron
1938 - 1943 Enrols at the École des arts appliqués à l'Industrie in Paris, rue Dupetit-Thouars.
1946 Arrives in Vallauris, where he joins Robert Picault as a partner.
1947 Jean Derval joins the Callis studio and goes into partnership with Capron and Picault.
1948-1962 Suzanne Ramié encourages them to take part in the first exhibition at Nérolium.
1949-1951 The Callis studio becomes the Capron studio.
1953-1965 Participates in the Salon des Métiers d'Art organised by the Chambre syndicale des céramistes de France.
1963 The workshop expands and becomes a factory.
1966 Meets architect François Druet.
1967 Jean Derval joins the research team.
1968 Ministry of Cultural Affairs prize at the first International Biennial of Art Ceramics, Vallauris.
1969 Capron begins manufacturing stoneware.
1975 Creation of Cercle du soleil, a subsidiary of SA.
1983 Jean-Michel Carré invites him to continue his work with Caraube.
1984 Exhibits from 1984 to 1992 in Vallauris, France, Zuffenhausen, Heiningen, Bremen, Germany and Piacenza, Italy.
1987 Initiated by his ceramist son Philippe, he experiments with rapid-firing and ‘American raku’ firing techniques.
1991 Opening of a new workshop in Vallauris in collaboration with his wife, Jacotte, and Jean-Paul Bonnet. Creation of unique pieces for galleries around the world.
Personal exhibitions
1993 First exhibition at Sassi-Milici in Vallauris.
1994 Exhibition in Stuttgart, Germany.
1995 Exhibition in Heiningen, Germany.
1996 Exhibition in Esslingen.
1997 Exhibition at Le Lavoir de Mougins, France.
Exhibition in Montabaur-Westerwald, Germany.
Exhibition in Piacenza, Italy.
1998 Exhibition Hammer Galleries, New York.
Exhibition at the Züblin-Haus Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany.
Exhibition at the Galerie Sassi-Milici, Vallauris, France.
Official selection for the Exposition internationale de la céramique d'art, Vallauris.
1999 Exhibition at the Palais de l'Europe.
2000 Creation of three monumental sculptures for the Vallauris leisure centre.
2001 Retrospective, Menton, France.
2002 Exhibition La Céramique française des années 50, Galerie des Docks, UAF, Nice, France.
2003 Retrospective at the Musée national de la céramique, Sèvres, France.
2004 Sculpture for Nice airport, France.
2005 Small monument for the protection of children at the Roseraie de la Croisette, Cannes, France.
2006 Death on 8 November 2006 in Cannes.
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Pretty little coffee table by Vallauris-based French ceramist Roger Capron. Created in the '50s and '60s. Base i...
Roller” vase by Roger Capron, created in the '50s. Decorated with “pyjama” vertical stripes. Ceramic in fine con...
A great classic of French ceramics from the '50s. This famous baluster vase by Roger Capron, created in 1956. Th...
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Ceramic jug in the shape of birds by the famous ceramist Roger Capron in Vallauris France circa 1960Dim: Height...