HUGUETTE BESSONE (B. 1929) Chouette branchée Large circular pat. Glazed ceramic; engraved title design. Signed H. BESSONE Fait main Vallauris on reverse. Diameter: 45.5 cm Provenance: Galerie David Corcos. Exhibition: Et l'Arche de Noé fit escale à Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie- Musée de la Poterie Méditerranéenne - Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, from April 2 to October 29, 2023. Our work presented during this event. Bibliography: Et l'Arche de Noé fit escale à Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie - Éditions du Musée de la Poterie Méditerranéenne, 2023; Our work reproduced on p. 48. HUGUETTE BESSONE (BORN 1929) A major figure in Vallauris, Huguette Bessone and her husband Marius began working together as soon as they opened their workshop in 1954. Their production of utilitarian ceramics was soon enriched by refined incisions, cloisonné and geometric decorations in color on neutral backgrounds, before evolving towards a technique of crystallizing glazes with bubbled effects that ensured them success and recognition. At the same time, Huguette pursues her personal work, in which she creates glazed stoneware decorated with geometric motifs.