*the Cat* By Marguerite Soudanne - Hb Quimper - Brittany

Marguerite Soudanne (1894–1976) was a 20th-century ceramic artist. She trained at the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Limoges under the guidance of Charles Bichet, where she was awarded the Grand Prix in July 1917. That same year,her father, Gustave Soudanne, offered his services and those of his daughter to Jules Verlingue. Both eventually moved to Quimper in 1918.

Marguerite then joined the Fouillen workshop at theHB factory. Her talent was recognized at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, where she received the bronze medal in the ceramics section, while her workshop supervisor was awarded the silver medal.

In 1926, the Soudanne family left Quimper for Boulogne-sur-Mer to work at the former Jules Verlingue earthenware factory, then run by Henri Delcourt. After the factory closed permanently in 1932, shecontinued her work at the Faïence d’Art de Sainte-Radegonde, near Tours. Marguerite passed away in Tours in 1976, after retiring there .(1894–1976)