RENÉ BUTHAUD (1886-1986) - COLLECTION FRANCE CRUÈGE DE FORCEVILLE Porteuses (Nude African women carrying baskets of fruit amid lush vegetation), 1930-1940, two unique pieces Two decorative panels form opposite pendants; the upper parts are curved. Mounted under glass in polychrome and gold leaf with shaded treatment on a shaded silver tint and, in part, trimmed. Each work presented in a non-original metal frame. Each panel monogrammed R. B. with interlaced letters; one lower left, the other lower right. Each panel (unframed) at sight: 139.5x38cm Each panel (framed): 143.5x42.5cm 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. Public collections and related works : Musée des Art Décoratifs et du Design, Bordeaux - Two panels, titled Le Gemmeur et l'Africaine, made in fixé sous verre, which could form a sequel or counterpart to our works, on the same theme and treated identically, are held in the collections of this institution. 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 works reproduced on page 89. Bibliography and related works : 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 works reproduced on page 89. Two panels, titled Le Gemmeur et l'Africaine (The Gemmeur and the African Woman), made in fixé under glass, which may follow or be pendants to our works, on the same theme and treated identically, reproduced on page 88.