RENÉ BUTHAUD (1886-1986) - FORMER COLLECTION RAPHAËL DELORME (1886-1962) - COLLECTION FRANCE CRUÈGE DE FORCEVILLE Pomone, 1936, unique piece, acquired at the time of its creation by Raphaël Delorme, a painter from the Bordeaux School and close associate of the ceramist, the Aubusson tapestry version presented at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques Appliqués à la Vie Moderne, Paris, 1937. Very important decorative composition in six adjoining panels. Fixed under glass in polychrome, with gold leaf, shaded treatment and palladium. Framed in patinated metal. Signed R. BUTHAUD, lower left, on the tile base. Composition size: 168x210cm Provenance: Raphaël Delorme - Collection Raphaël Delorme (1886-1962), painter, major figure of the Bordeaux School, contemporary and close friend of René Buthaud. - 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: - Jacques Sargos - Bordeaux ; Art et Civilisation - Éditions de l'Horizon chimérique, Bordeaux, 2014. Our work reproduced on double page 350-351. - 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 work reproduced on a double page. Bibliography and related works: Pierre Cruège - René Buthaud (1886-1986) - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1996. The tapestry, from the same carton as our work, reproduced on page 184; panels fixed under glass reproduced on pages 177 to 179.