RENÉ BUTHAUD (1886-1986) - COLLECTION FRANCE CRUÈGE DE FORCEVILLE La Danse; three nudes (two women and a man) against a background of stylized vegetation, one of a kind, circa 1920 A large obovoid vase, with a choked neck and then a flat lip. Proof in glazed ceramic, with polychrome decoration on an ivory background with fine crackling. Restoration to the neck. Signed R. BUTHAUD and bearing an old (exhibition?) label on the base. Height: 39cm Provenance: France Cruège de Forceville; close to the artist who was his best man at his wedding; daughter of Pierre Cruège, designer, close friend and biographer of René Buthaud. France Cruège de Forceville is the author of numerous publications and curator of exhibitions on the Bordeaux ceramist, a recognized specialist, CNE expert and collector of his work. Bibliography: Collectif sous la direction d'Emmanuel Bréon et France Cruège de Forceville - René Buthaud, 1886-1986 - Céramiste Art Déco - Catalogue de l'exposition organisée au musée de Beaux-Arts Antoine Lécuyer, Saint Quentin (14 mai - 17 septembre 2023), Éditions Norma, Paris, 2023. Our vase is reproduced on page 48. Bibliography and related works: - L'Amour de l'Art - N°10 of 1921. A slight variation reproduced on page 308. - Pierre Cruège - René Buthaud (1886-1986) - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1996. A slight variation reproduced on pages 80 and 82.