Allan Lowe Pottery Bowl

Allan Lowe (Australia, 1907-2001)
A hand thrown red clay pottery footed bowl, featuring hand decorated blue concentric circles to the interior, accented with 3 bands and a criss-cross pattern to the exterior. Bearing a hand inscribed signature to the base.

Provenance: A private family collection - Heidelberg, Victoria.

Measurements: 10cm high x 16cm diameter

Condition: In overall great condition with no chips, cracks or restoration.

Biography: Allan Lowe was a pioneering potter in the Australian scene, working mostly from his home studio at a time when materials and training in the medium were scarce. Born in Melbourne, he moved to Ferntree Gully in 1939, beginning to make pots for a living in 1944 after he was discharged from the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation. The first example of studio pottery in the NGV Collection was purchased several years after in 1947 (a small terracotta bowl).
Credit: National Gallery of Victoria.