2 Breton Characters Biniou Quimper Earthenware Henriot Sévellec Barrel 20th Century

Two Quimper earthenware characters (Henriot) signed Jim-Eugène Sévellec (1897-1971), representing a bagpipe player and a bagpipe player standing or sitting on barrels, from the 20th century. These characters are in good condition. Signed underneath. Please note: slight wear and tear, see photos. We are selling other Quimper characters on this site. * Eugène Sévellec, known as Jim Sévellec: is a French painter and earthenware maker (1897-1971). He is the father of the artist Ronan-Jim Sevellec. Eugène Sévellec grew up in Camaret-sur-Mer with the artistic colony of the entourage of the writer Saint-Pol-Roux. At a very young age, he drew life in the port. Under the influence of Saint-Pol-Roux, he left for Paris to pursue artistic training with Louis-Marie Désiré-Lucas. During the First World War, he was mobilized in 1916 in the infantry and served, among other things, as an interpreter for American and Scottish soldiers. This is how his companions gave him his artist's first name "Jim", easier to pronounce than Eugène. Jim Sévellec collaborated from 1928 with the Henriot factory, a pottery factory in Quimper. In 1936 he was appointed painter of the Navy. For the Tanguy Tower museum he restored the past of the city of Brest through dioramas. Height: 13 cm Width: 6.5 cm Reference: 500 849 All the photos are on: www.antiques-delaval.com