Querubim Lapa (Portugal)

Querubim Lapa was born in 1925 and is one of the most relevant portuguese ceramists of the 20th century. He works till today keeping a workshop at Viuva Lamego - http://www.viuvalamego.com/default1.html

Large wall plaque from the late 50s, part of the Gulbenkian collection:

Large wall plate with hybrid figure, 1959.
Part of the Gulbenkian collection.

Another large wall plate with a hybrid figure, 1959.
Part of the Gulbenkian collection.

Lovely stuff Rita, the face in the first one is quite subtle

Hi, thanks. I will try to post more, as Querubim's work is a part of several public buildings.

Another face from 1970.
31,8 cm x 7,6 cm

This is a section of a panel made to be a part of the portuguese pavilion at the "Comptoir Suisse" in 1957.
It depicts a mermaid surrounded by fish, representing the sea products.




A few details of the fish:

A few more details and signature:

I LOVE that one!!

Thanks Dan! I know you love mermaids...
I promise to post more, later.

I love fish too!

Two plaques with faces from the 60s.
30,5 x 30,5 x 5 cm each.