Atelier Madoura & Suzanne Ramié, “Femme” lamp
Atelier Madoura & Suzanne Ramié (1907-1974)
"Femme" lamp
1975
Table lamp made of white earthenware enamelled in lovat green and metallized grey.
The "Femme" model, created in 1947 by Suzanne Ramié for the Atelier Madoura, is an icon of ceramics: the shape is the one of a woman’s body with her waist accentuated and arms joined like a wide handle.
Height of the ceramic 37 cm (14 ½ in) - Width of the ceramic 19,5 cm (7 ½ in) - Depth of the ceramic 23,5 cm (9 in)
total height 61 cm (24 ½ in) - Lampshade diameter 45 cm (17 ¾ in)
Provenance:
- Private collection, France.
Literature:
- "Ceci est notre témoignage", Madoura Editions, Vallauris, 1971
- "Suzanne Ramié / Atelier Madoura", Exhibition catalog, Musée Magnelli - Musée de la Céramique, June 21 to September 27 1998, Madoura Editions, Vallauris, 1998, pp. 26 et 40
- "Picasso et la céramique", Musée Picasso, Antibes, 2005, p. 127
