Camille Fauré
Camille Fauré (1874–1956) was a French enamel artist best known for his design work for the Limoges porcelain company in Limoges. Floral and figurative patterns in richly glazed colours were his signature. Early life and training His parents were painter Jean Marie Bertrand Fauré (1840 - 1895) and Marie Pinsan (1845 - 1924). He was born in Périgueux where he started as an apprentice. In 1900 he married Marie Madeleine Barbaud (1883 - 1950) in Limoges. The couple had two daughters, Gabrielle Réjane (1902 - 1968) and Andrée (1904 - 1985). At the turn of the century he was selling his creations in Paris at the ''Au Vase Etrusque'' shop. In the shop he produced and displayed vases, bowls, ashtrays, boxes and other items. In 1919 he began to exhibit at the Foire de Lyon. Later on he would also attend the Foire de Paris. The two events gave his 20 employees enough work for the entire year. Success In 1919 he joined Alexandre Marty (1876 - 1943) in creating new enam ...
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