Maude Poynter b. 1869

Also known as Maud Poynter
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist
From an artistic family, Maude Poynter eventually made her way to England to study painting and pottery, returning to Australia at the end of the First World War, when she had worked as a volunteer. An imaginative potter, she was among the first to reference Aboriginal motifs in her work.
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Bird Jug
Date

1932, glazed earthenware 9.3 × 24 × 14 cm; inscr. base `Maude Poynter/Ratho/1932’. QVMAG. Photograph Brian Allison.

 

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References [<ExternalResource: Miley, Caroline (1987), 'Beautiful & Useful: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Tasmania [catalogue]', Launceston, Tasmania : Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery.>, <ExternalResource: Timms, Peter (1986), 'Australian Studio Pottery and China Painting', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: (16 April 1924), Illustrated Tasmanian Mail.>]