"Bigoudène And His Child By Hélène Renault Known As Ellen - Manufacture Henriot - Brittany"
Henriot Manufacture. Polychrome earthenware. Unique piece in direct modeling, signed and dated 1935. Height 28 cm.Hélène Renault, known as Ellen (1909-1988), was the daughter of Doctor Renault of Quimper, a famous physician to the bourgeoisie in the early 20th century. She was a pupil of Georges Géo-Fourrier and worked at Henriot. She produced a number of one-off pieces modeled by herself in the 1930s. Following her marriage in 1944, she stopped working at the factory, which explains her small output.