Lot #59: "Maria Luisa Torres" - Ceramic Cat Platter

"Maria Luisa Torres" - Ceramic Cat Platter • Maria Luisa Torres also known as Mara (? - 2007), was a prolific painter, sculptor, and ceramicist based in Michoacán, Morelia, Mexico. • Mara was an accomplished artist who studied engraving under the famous Mexican artist Alfredo Zalce. Her education also included art studies in London and specialized ceramic training with Bruno Terese in Italy. • The platter is slabbed/mold made not thrown on the wheel, with sgraffito and undergalze painting are all hand done. • When there are signatures on both the front and the back it means the production window was between the late 1990's and the early 2000's. • This a a cream coloured stoneware fired to cone 10 in a gas kiln. • This platter has two signatures of "Mara", one on the front, the other on the base. There is an original paper label. • In excellent condition, no breaks, cracks, or chips. View Images. • 3.2 cm. x 30 cm. x 30 cm. Dimensions: 3.2 cm. x 30 cm. x 30 cm. Pickup category timeslot {A}