The news of Bretagne Ancienne and Breton arts

The sale of the studio of the sculptor Jean Fréour (1919-2010), on Tuesday 30 July, was sold out in Batz-sur-Mer.

Here is a very unusual Virgin and Child, with a baby Jesus in costume playing the biniou.

Article from the Gazette Drouot of 1 December 2017 on a discreet painter of the Pont-Aven School, who sublimated our Breton landscapes.

André Cariou is an art historian and a specialist in the life and work of Paul Gauguin and the painters of the Pont-Aven school.

Excellent and very complete book on Quimper faience virgins and saints by Antoine Maigné. An indispensable tool for collectors!

"A specialist in Breton heritage for more than 30 years and a precursor of a growing trend, he is convinced that the more European we become, the more we will need to go in search of our roots (...

A former cabinetmaker, René Trotel is passionate about the history of Breton furniture.

Explorer and sculptor of the 1930s. This is finally a beautiful tribute to this woman who embodied classical modernity so well and gave sculpture its share of grandeur.

Article on the "Seiz-Breur" (seven brothers) movement in Brittany, following the July 2014 sale of the Breton soul.