RENÉ BUTHAUD (1886-1986) - COLLECTION FRANCE CRUÈGE DE FORCEVILLE Two profiles of African women, circa 1930-1931, our work presented at the 1931 Colonial Exhibition (Galerie Rouard consignment no. 228) Rare ovoid vase on a slight heel; the shoulder is rounded, the neck overhanging. Polychrome glazed ceramic proof; the attributes of the headdress and the geometric motifs enhanced with palladium. Monogrammed R. B. (with interlaced letters) under the base. Height: 22.5cm Provenance: France 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. Exhibitions: - Exposition Coloniale Internationale - Paris, May 6 - November 15, 1931. Our work exhibited at this event (Galerie Rouard dispatch no. 228). - Les Femmes d'Urbino à Buthaud - Galerie Vandermeersch, Paris, May 31 to June 30, 2016. Our work exhibited at this event. Bibliography: - France Cruège de Forceville, Nadège Fray collaboratrice - René Buthaud (1886-1986) céramiste - Ouvrage publié à l'occasion de l'exposition - Les Femmes d'Urbino à Buthaud - organisée à la Galerie Vandermeersch, Paris, du 31 mai au 30 juin 2016. Our work reproduced on pages 41 and 43 and described on page 40. - Collectif sous la direction d'Emmanuel Bréon et France Cruège de Forceville - René Buthaud, 1886-1986 - Céramiste Art Déco - Catalogue of the exhibition organized at the Musée de Beaux-Arts Antoine Lécuyer, Saint Quentin (May 14 - September 17, 2023), Éditions Norma, Paris, 2023. Our work reproduced on page 113.