4 Mauve Headpiece, 1974 pastel, 65 x 50 cms signed & dated upper right exhibited
Pat Douthwaite: An Uncompromising Vision, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, 2012-2013
“The critic Cordelia Oliver observed of Douthwaite’s art: ‘From her work at best eminates the essence of raw femaleness with all that implies of vulnerability, unacceptable drives and emotional demands. On Douthwaite’s stage the female appears in many guises, as victim and predator, and she understands better than most that the impressive outsize persona can hide a shrinking core of anxious, insecure humanity.’” Simon Martin 16