Molly Macalister

Figure

Figure by Molly Macalister

Artwork Detail

This figure was included in the first exhibition of contemporary sculpture ever mounted in New Zealand, at the Auckland Art Gallery in 1955. Macalister's rounded forms show the artist's knowledge of Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. Yet, her awareness is extended into the Pacific by the female figure's votively expressive pose and its astonishingly smoothness and warm patina.

Title
Figure
Artist/creator
Molly Macalister
Production date
1954
Medium
kauri
Dimensions
590 x 170 x 170 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1954
Accession no
1954/24
Copyright
Copying restrictions apply
Department
New Zealand Art
Display status
Not on display

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