John Maltby
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John Maltby – Iron with 2 Figures (New In)
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John Maltby – Boat Family (Sold)
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John Maltby – Royal Barge 2007 (Sold)
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John Maltby – Little Admiral (New In)
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John Maltby – King with Earrings (New In)
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John Maltby – Lady on Throne with Flowers (New In)
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John Maltby – Bird (Sold)
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John Maltby – Guardian with Shield (New In)
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John Maltby – Legless Guardian with Staff (Sold)
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John Maltby – Owl & Tower (Sold)
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John Maltby – Seabird & Wall (Sold)
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John Maltby – Bird King with Earrings (Sold)
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John Maltby – 11 – Large Vessel with Handle
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John Maltby – Angel (Sold)
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John Maltby – 17 – Alfred Automa (Sold)
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John Maltby – 50 – Ancient King with Earrings
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John Maltby – Seated Lady with Flowers (Sold)
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John Maltby – Couple in Love (Sold)
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John Maltby – 12 – Large Vase
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John Maltby – 44 – Four Figures with Sculptural Head
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John Maltby – 10 – Flask Vase
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John Maltby – Admiral in Boat (Sold)
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John Maltby (1936 – 2020)
John Maltby has an international reputation as one of Britain’s most respected and collected artists. Maltby was a hugely experienced potter, working with clay for over 50 years. Having mastered the traditional ceramic techniques John went on his own artistic journey. Subsequently creating instantly recognisable pieces which can only be described as a ‘MALTBY’
John was born in Lincolnshire in 1936. He studied sculpture at Leicester and at Goldsmith’s College, London. After college John Maltby started out on what was to become a successful career.
In 1962 Maltby started working with David Leach at Bovey Tracey. (1962-1964). However in 1964 he started his own workshop in Devon.
However having trained with Leach in the Anglo-Oriental tradition. John realized on reflection that he had little interest with the ceramic traditions of China, Japan and the East and was more familiar and excited by the creative western Artists – Picasso, Klee, Moore & Nicholson and the primitive Wallis. Therefore his work has gone through several distinct stylistic periods. Taking him away from functional pots towards the making of more individual sculptural pieces.
He received numerous awards for his work. Also he is a member of the Craftsmen Potters Association of Great Britain. The British Crafts Centre, and is an also advisor to the Leach Archive at the Holbourne of Menstrie Museum in Bath.
Public Collections
John Maltby is widely represented in a number of public collections. including the V&A in London. And other important collections in Edinburgh. Aberystwyth, Belfast, Exeter, Leicester, Italy and Germany. He has exhibited widely in the UK, Europe and USA.
However of his recent sculptural work, Maltby says “the flexibility of idea and image can be explored more freely. Therefore Constraints of function are no longer present. I feel newly liberated from some of the limitations of the ceramic tradition. However I hope that those skills of the ‘Leach’ tradition can be assimilated into and contribute to the vitality of the work”.
Sadly John Maltby passed away in December 2020 – John was known as one of the greats of British art and will be deeply missed by ourselves and his many friends & collectors.