ANDRÉ METTHEY (1871-1920) - FORMER COLLECTION LOUIS VAUXCELLES (1870-1943) ART CRITIC Frieze of nudes with doves - Interior and exterior decor Large bowl on truncated cone-shaped heel. Very thick glazed ceramic proof; the title frieze (inside and out), treated in light blue and white relief on a beige background, in the center of the bowl and framed at the top and bottom by flowering branches. Signed with the circular AM cachet-monogram in the cloverleaf below the base. Height: 12cm - Diameter: 20cm Provenance: Louis Vauxcelles Collection - Louis Vauxcelles Collection (1870-1943), famous art critic, considered the inventor of the word "Fauve" for the pictorial movement of the same name. - By descent. - Private collection, work acquired from previous owner. Bibliography and related works: - Art et Décoration - March 1912. Variants of the decor reproduced on pages 93 and 95. - La Renaissance de l'Art français et des Industries de luxe - March 1922. Decor variations reproduced on pages 128 and 128. - Henri Clouzot - André Metthey, décorateur et céramiste - Librairie des Arts décoratifs, Paris, c. 1923. Variant decor reproduced on plate XXII.