Marguerite Mahood Ceramics

Marguerite mahood 1901 1989 victoria titled the intruder a pierced earthenware dish with an applied lizard and incised scrollwork in colours of blue and green on a cream.

Marguerite mahood ceramics.

Huntley figurine stamped huntley pottery bendigo to base slip cast model of a ring tail possum on a tree trunk abstract multicoloured glaze a wonderful piece of contemporary pottery 23cm tall. She became a member of the victorian artists society after becoming an established water colourist and graphic artist. Heritage biography and section 9. Her ceramics were treasured but so few appeared on the market it was hard for new collectors to acquire them.

Jun 8 2018 gdl auctions two days 24 06 2018 huntley figurine lot 527. Marguerite mahood victoria globular earthenware reticulated vase foliate pierced with an ivory ground incised monogram no h1462 marguerite mahood 10 5 cm high. 29 july 1901. Marguerite henriette mahood was born in richmond melbourne.

Five years ago marguerite mahood was an almost forgotten australian artist. Marguerite mahood photograph from the clay products journal of australia 03 01 1935. While the sydney technological powerhouse museum was the only institution to acquire her ceramics during her lifetime her work is now held in national state and regional collections. Marguerite mahood born 1901 in melbourne victoria australia died 1989 also known as ma mahood was a painter potter printmaker and art historian.

Widowed in 1977 marguerite mahood died on 14 october 1989 at toorak survived by her son. Learn about mahood marguerite henriette born in melbourne in 1901 mahood studied extensively in melbourne. Her natural talent was aided and developed by academic training. They were fired in a coke kiln built by her husband thomas orrock mahood an engineer and her life long collaborator and co worker whom she married in 1923.

Their son martin was born in 1938 but died soon afterwards. In those early days when radio and programs aired on it were popular marguerite gave lectures on design. Marguerite henriette mahood b.