Rene Buthaud, 1886-1987, is recognized as perhaps the most important ceramicist of the French Art Deco* movement, and with good reason. While the style that he developed is quite specific and recognizable, he produced pieces showing great stylistic variety, and drew inspiration from many sources.

Buthaud was born in Sainte, France, on December 14, 1881. He was artistic, and from 1903 until 1907, he studied at the École des Beaux Arts in Bordeaux. He was able to pursue his studies in Paris, thanks to a grant to attends the École des Beaux Arts* in Paris, where he studied until 1913. He studies many aspects of art, including painting and engraving, and in 1911, he had work of sufficient quality to show at the Salon des Ar...