Mary Lou Higgins (NC, 1926-2012), A Table for Discussion

1988, carved and polychrome painted wood featuring faces and hands, varnished vignette to top, signed and dated to top, additionally signed and titled to underside.

17 1/2 x 17 x 17 in.

Mary Lou Higgins maintained an artist studio in Pittsboro, North Carolina and is best known for her illustrative approach to ceramics. Higgins created a body of work that highlighted her intricate draughtsmanship in multiple media including ceramics, works on paper, canvas, and handmade furniture, all the while maintaining a focus on the female figure. Higgins often collaborated with her husband, Edward Higgins, who sometimes constructed the ceramic forms she decorated.

Some yellowing to white paint; a few scattered paint nicks to edges; small chip to one edge.

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