Here is a ceramic fish vase by famous Italian ceramic artist, Ceramic Giovanni. Vase is approx 9 1/2" x 4" x 5". Fish is in good. vintage condition with a small imperfection on the fish's tail. De Simone was born in 1930 and studied at the School of Ceramics in Faenza, Italy, where he was taught by Angel Biancini and Anselmo Bucci. Previously he had attended school at Liceo Tasso in Rome. He worked from his studio in Palermo where he used oven firing to make the lead free colors permanent on his Majolica ceramics. His work is characterized by intense colors and his drawing style is often compared to Picasso’s. Many claims that he studied under Picasso, although there is no historical evidence to support this. After his retirement in 1981, the factory was continued by his daughters, Rosita, Susanna, and Margherita, until the factory closed its doors for good in September 2008.