Candy Dish In The Shape Of A Breton Woman - Georges Brisson - Hb Quimper Factory - Brittany

HB Quimper Factory.
Polychrome earthenware, circa 1930.
his piece will be on display at the Quimper Antiques Fair from November 7th to 9th, 2025.

Georges Brisson (1902-1980):
Born on March 15, 1902, in Nantes, the son of a Nantes industrialist, Brisson studied at the Petit-Lycée and then at the Lycée Clemenceau. In 1919, he entered the École régionale des Beaux-Arts in Nantes, which he attended until 1922. From 1922, he joined the HB Grande Maison factory in Quimper, during the Art Deco period known as "Odetta." He collaborated with René Quillivic, Louis Garin, and Alphonse Chanteau. His modernization of the "little Bretons"—fishermen and women from the Bigouden region—with their bright colors and geometric style marked a significant break with traditional designs. This work also included the creation of panels, advertising catalogs, and Odetta stoneware models. In 1924, he signed his first abstract canvases ("Souvenir d'Amazone"), followed in 1925 by "Ouagadougou." After avant-garde influences, notably from Pierre Roy and Joan Miró in the 1930s, he returned to a modernist figurative style. He also practiced engraving, particularly using the carborundum technique. Settling in Nantes, Brisson exhibited regularly with the "Groupe régional indépendants" from 1934 to 1954. In 1978, he was the subject of a retrospective at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nantes.