Seated Woman by René Buthaud (France, 1886-1986), gouache on artist paper, signed, circa mid 20th century, framed - 16 1/2" x 19" 
 
René Buthaud, born on December 14, 1886, in Saintes, began his studies at the Bordeaux School of Fine Arts. He later moved to Paris, where he attended courses at the National School of Decorative Arts and the School of Fine Arts from 1909 to 1914. He studied painting and intaglio engraving and won the second Grand Prix de Rome in Engraving in 1914. After serving in WWI, he turned to ceramics and began extensive research in various areas, which he continued throughout his career. He exhibited at the Salon of Decorative Artists and the Salon d'Automne and won the Blumenthal Prize in 1920. At the 1925 International Exhibition of Decorative Arts, he was a participant outside the competition and a member of the jury. Since 1928, his works have been permanently exhibited at the Rouard Gallery. He received an honorary diploma at the 1937 Exhibition. Beginning in 1925, Buthaud participated in decorative art exhibitions in France and abroad. From 1924 to 1926, he directed the ceramic factory of the Atelier Primavera in Touraine. His works can be found in Paris at the museums of Modern Art and Decorative Arts, the Ceramic Museum of Sèvres, and abroad in Brussels, Copenhagen, Munich, Cairo, Detroit, Tokyo, and more. Buthaud was appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1937.