"Bigoudène And Her Child By Hélène Renault Known As Ellen - Manufacture Henriot - Brittany"
Polychrome earthenware. Henriot factory.
Unique piece in direct modeling, signed and dated 1935.
Height 28 cm.
Hélène Renault known as Ellen (1909) is the daughter of Doctor Renault of Quimper, famous doctor of the bourgeoisie at -1988) the beginning of the 20th century. She was the student of Georges Géo-Fourrier and worked at Henriot. She produced some unique pieces modeled by her in the 1930s. Following her marriage in 1944, she stopped working at the factory, which explains her small production.
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