Adam's The Oliver Dowling Collection 11th September 2024

30 35 PAT DOUTHWAITE (1934- 2002) Under the Deep Blue Sea Pastel, 65 x 48cm Signed and dated 1969, inscribed with title verso € 600 - 800 36 PATRICIA DOUTHWAITE (1934-2002) Little Bird Mixed media on paper, 64 x 47cm Signed, dated 1969 and with in- scription verso € 600 - 800 Born in Glasgow in 1934, as a teen Douthwaite studied movement, mime and modern dance with Mar- garet Morris. Following several years successfully performing with the Celtic Ballet she decided to become an artist – a decision often linked to the influence of Morris’s husband, Scottish Colourist J.D. Fergusson. In 1958 she moved to Essex where she knew several artists, including William Crozier and Robert MacBryde were work- ing. However, in 1970 Douthwaite embarked on a more nomadic existence. Although much of her work explores issues surround- ing femininity and womanhood, Douthwaite did not self identify as a feminist. She was the recipient of various awards from the Scottish Arts Council. In 2005, following her death, the Scottish National Gal- lery in Edinburgh held a memorial exhibition. She has been notably compared to Amedeo Modigliani and Chaïm Soutine, the peintres maudits of early twentieth-century.