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Head of Pan

Head of Pan
 1942

Medium
plaster
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1977
© Courtesy of the artist
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
 

About this work

Known primarily for her pioneering work as a studio potter, Klytie Pate also trained as a sculptor, first privately with Ola Cohn, before attending the National Gallery School and Melbourne Technical College (now RMIT University) during the 1930s. She became renowned for her experimental glazes and pierced and carved pots.

As a child Pate lived with her aunt and uncle, artists Christian and Napier Waller, where she developed a love of theosophy and mythology; an interest which underpins much of her work. Pate and Alan Lowe were the first ceramicists to have their work acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria.

Artwork Details

Medium
plaster
Measurements
21.7 × 18.0 × 13.4 (overall)
Inscription
incised in shoulder in rear l.r.: Klytie Pate 1942
Accession Number
D320-1977
Department
Australian Sculpture
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1977
© Courtesy of the artist
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Hair and features sharply delineated and stylized, on carved wooden base.

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Exhibition
Klytie Pate Ceramics
Exhibition
Australian Pottery 1900–1950

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