608 - Paul FOUILLEN (1899–1958)

Paul FOUILLEN (1899–1958) St. IVY Polychrome glazed earthenware figure Paul Fouillen Manufactory, 1948 Inscribed “For P. Auffret” and signed, located, and dated “P. Fouillen Quimper, September 4, 1948” on the reverse Height: 23.5 cm A native of Lorient, Paul Fouillen moved to Pontivy at the age of three following his father’s death. Forced to leave school at age 16, he took his first job at a fabric store in Pontivy called “Les demoiselles Sivienne.” These two statuettes were given by the artist to Cécile Auffret, the niece of the two Sivienne sisters, whom he had known in his youth.