Richard Le Corrone Ciboure Vase "basque Dancers" Ceramic Circa 1950

Richard Le Corrone for the Poterie de CIBOURE Stoneware baluster vase with beige, brown and black enamel decoration. Traditional subject of Basque dancers in front of an Etxea in a Pyrenean landscape Signed on the bottom of the belly, marked RF CIBOURE under the base H.: 21 - Diam.: 15 cm Very good condition Ciboure is a town in Nouvelle Aquitaine located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. A pottery was active there from 1919 to 1995. The pottery building was installed in a former whaleboat cellar on the banks of the Nivelle in the current Golf district. Richard Le Corrone (1909-1977) joined the pottery in 1928. From this period, he composed, in a lively, very recognizable style, Basque scenes, inspired by dances or field work.