Marie Berton-maire (1894-1975) Interior Scene With A Meissen Porcelain Group

Marie BERTON-MAIRE (1894-1975) Oil on canvas Interior scene with a Meissen porcelain group on the table The group represented in this painting is that of Meissen model D287 by Paul Scheurich "Harlequin and Colombine" Signed lower right right Dimensions: frame 78 x 87.5 cm frame: 83 x 92.5 cm Marie Berton-Maire, born December 28, 1894 in Roubaix and died June 7, 1975 in Paris is a French painter, sculptor and designer, member of the Salon of French Artists. She was a pupil of Ferdinand Humbert, Suzanne Minier and Pharaon de Winter, member of the Union of Women Painters and Sculptors, member of the Society of French Artists. In 1928, she obtained an honorable mention at the Salon des artistes français. She exhibited in 1929 at the Salon des humoristes a lost wax bronze: Contemplation. In 1930, she participated in the artistic exhibition of the Cercle de l'Industrie in Roubaix with, among others, Rémy Cogghe, Paul Barian, Charles-Henry Bizard, Jean Chaleyé and Henri Pailler. She won the silver medal at the Salon of French Artists in 1931. She exhibited in 1934 at the annual opening of the Society of French Artists with the work, "The porcelain showcase". She received a mention at the Women's Arts exhibition at the Grand Palais of the International Exhibition in the North of France in June 1911 and obtained the gold medal at the Salon des artistes français in 1942. She participated in 1944 at the artists' fair, out of competition with "White peonies", oil on canvas.