One more reason to visit the Museum of Pont-Aven: three earthenware from Henriot, works by the sculptor Louis-Henri Nicot, just make their entrance. The Bard Cueff and his wife, a native of Pont-Aven, the subjects of ceramics between the two wars are now visible:
Article Source cliché - Ouest-France edition of February 12 2011
The bust Janedick Cueff: a real asset to the museum - Pont-Aven
The bust in white earthenware Janedik Cueff, made in 1928 by Louis-Henri Nicot (1878-1944), found his casket to the museum. It is accompanied by two faience statuettes (1927) again representing Janedik Cueff and her husband Emile, works by this artist and made by Henriot. The first piece is a gift-Annick Caignan Cueff, Maryvonne Cueff seconds, two of the three daughters of the couple.
"We need to encourage patronage, and keep his pieces in a show of no interest. Here everyone can benefit. "Mary Cueff looks tenderly pieces representing his parents, describes the beautiful white bust and continues "The bust was made of oak and color, and one piece blank that Louis-Henri Nicot gave to Mom. His place was here, we agreed with my sister. "
European tour in Breton costume
Janedik, from Pont-Aven, and Emile Cueff, Bard, a native of St. Pol de Leon, known among Botrel and married in 1926 in Pont-Aven. They then sailed across Europe until 1965, and sang the repertoire of Theodore Botrel, "always in costume and with us too, children. "
Janedik Cueff, was one of the last Pontavenistes to wear the beautiful headdress of Pont-Aven, a little smaller today. Emile Bernard (1868-1941), under the charms of the family has produced three paintings, "But we do not know where are the stars. " The painter who kept up a correspondence with Janedik Cueff, asked him in one of his letters to keep her pretty dress, something that the lady did not fail. A letter carefully guarded by the family, a copy was made for the museum.
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