Cabeça de mulher

Lisbon, 2022

Low-relief sculpture by Maria Emília Araújo in stoneware and glazed ceramics. A renowned Portuguese modernist ceramicist and painter, Maria Emília Araújo (b. 1940) is a resident artist at Viúva Lamego. This work was made to be presented in the Ria Formosa exhibition, curated by Felipa Almeida, in Lisbon by Design in 2022.

​​Founded in 1849, Viúva Lamego is one of the first Portuguese tile factories. Since the 1930s it provides artistic residencies and encourages collaborations between artists and master artisans.

38 x 35 cm

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