Cat. № POSTER-124 · Archive reference image
Porcelain & Plastic Icons № 124
L'Inconnue: Porcelain Subversive
Available · one owner onlyArchive note
A catalog entry for a 1962 French ceramic figurine depicting an ambiguous humanoid figure with a knowing smile, smoking pipe, and bearing a small placard reading 'NON.' — evidence of an obscure Dadaist or Surrealist design object, possibly commissioned by an avant-garde collective or underground gallery. The figure's blank, mass-produced face and deliberate refusal gesture suggest a commentary on conformity and institutional control. The phrase 'Ne dites rien' (Say nothing) implies a suppressed cultural moment or censored design movement. Collectors of post-war European resistance art and alternative design histories will recognize the provenance.
One artifact. One owner. On acquisition it is permanently retired from the archive. You receive the high-resolution file and a signed certificate of exclusivity.
About the certificate →Print specification
1536 × 2752 px · 4.2 MP · portrait
- Section
- Porcelain & Plastic Icons
- Style
- mid-century ceramic sculpture, surrealist product design
- Mood
- defiant, absurdist, conspiratorial
- Palette
- cream, black, grey
- Collection
- Porcelaine Subversive
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