Carl Cooper was an Australian potter who was born in 1914 in Sydney. He studied at the East Sydney Technical College and the Royal College of Art in London. After graduating, he returned to Australia and set up his own pottery studio in Melbourne.

Carl Cooper (1912-1966) was a potter associated with the influential Boyd family. In the mid-1940s. He studied at the East Sydney Technical College and the Royal College of Art in London. After graduating, he returned to Australia and worked with Merric Boyd and John Perceval at AMB pottery, near the Boyd family home and studios ‘Open Country’ in Murrumbeena, a suburb of Melbourne. Cooper’s earthenware pieces were incised or painted in designs often influenced by Aboriginal bark paintings.

He had contracted poliomyelitis in his early twenties and each day, Arthur Boyd’s brother David would push Cooper’s wheelchair to the pottery, Cooper more...

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Carl Cooper oval pottery plate with turtle decoration, incised…

Carl Cooper oval pottery plate with turtle decoration, incised 'Carl Cooper, Australia', 22 cm wide

Carl Cooper pottery bowl with Aboriginal motif, incised

Carl Cooper pottery bowl with Aboriginal motif, incised "Carl Cooper, 1948, Australia", 4 cm high, 14.5 cm diameter

Carl Cooper pottery dish with sgraffito decoration, incised…

Carl Cooper pottery dish with sgraffito decoration, incised "Carl Cooper, Australia", 15 cm diameter

Carl Cooper pottery bowl with Aboriginal motif, incised

Carl Cooper pottery bowl with Aboriginal motif, incised "Carl Cooper, Australia, 1949", 23 cm diameter

Carl Cooper pottery dish with Aboriginal turtle and sea…

Carl Cooper pottery dish with Aboriginal turtle and sea creature motif, incised "Carl Cooper, Australia, 1950", 16 cm diameter

Carl Cooper two pottery dishes with Aboriginal motifs, incised…

Carl Cooper two pottery dishes with Aboriginal motifs, incised "Carl Cooper", 10 cm and 9 cm diameter

Carl Cooper pottery plate with marine animal decoration,…

Carl Cooper Pottery Plate: Marine Animal Decoration, 1950 Australia

Carl Cooper pottery plate with marine animal decoration, incised 'Carl Cooper, Australia, 1950', 21.5 cm diameter

Carl Cooper pottery bowl with crocodile decoration, incised…

Carl Cooper Crocodile Pottery Bowl, Australia 1949 - 20.5cm

Carl Cooper pottery bowl with crocodile decoration, incised 'Carl Cooper, Australia, 1949', 20.5 cm diameter

Carl Cooper, pottery dish with Aboriginal crocodile design,…

Aboriginal Crocodile Pottery Dish by Carl Cooper

Carl Cooper, pottery dish with Aboriginal crocodile design, incised 'Carl Cooper, Australia, 1950', 19 cm diameter

Carl Cooper pottery dish with Aboriginal fish design, incised…

Aboriginal Fish Pottery Dish by Carl Cooper

Carl Cooper pottery dish with Aboriginal fish design, incised 'Carl Cooper, 10 cm diameter

Carl Cooper pottery dish with Aboriginal goanna motif, incised…

Aboriginal Goanna Pottery Dish by Carl Cooper

Carl Cooper pottery dish with Aboriginal goanna motif, incised 'Carl Cooper, 10 cm diameter

Carl Cooper pottery dish with Aboriginal fish motif, incised…

Aboriginal Fish Motif Pottery Dish by Carl Cooper, 1953

Carl Cooper pottery dish with Aboriginal fish motif, incised 'Carl Cooper, Australia, 1953', 11.5 cm diameter

Carl Cooper pottery dish with snake decoration, incised 'Carl…

Carl Cooper Snake Pottery Dish, 1945

Carl Cooper pottery dish with snake decoration, incised 'Carl Cooper, 1945', 11 cm diameter

A Carl Cooper bowl Aboriginal Motifs'. 15 cm diameter.'

Aboriginal Motif Bowl by Carl Cooper

A Carl Cooper bowl Aboriginal Motifs'. 15 cm diameter.'

A Carl Cooper bowl 'Fish and Turtle''. 15 cm diameter.

"Fish and Turtle" Ceramic Bowl by Carl Cooper

A Carl Cooper bowl 'Fish and Turtle''. 15 cm diameter.

A Carl Cooper bowl 'Flounder'. 15 cm diameter.

Flounder Bowl by Carl Cooper

A Carl Cooper bowl 'Flounder'. 15 cm diameter.

Carl Cooper (Australian, 1912-1966), Cabinet Plate, 1955,…

Aboriginal-themed Cabinet Plate by Carl Cooper

Carl Cooper (Australian, 1912-1966), Cabinet Plate, 1955, earthenware featuring sgraffito decoration of Aboriginal motifs including a fish and turtle, underside incised 'Carl Cooper, 1955, Australia, height 5.5 cm diameter 26.5 cm

Carl Cooper (1917-1968). A wheel thrown glazed earthenware dish…

Carl Cooper Sgraffito Fish Dish & Leaf Dish Set

Carl Cooper (1917-1968). A wheel thrown glazed earthenware dish with sgraffito decoration of a fish, incised Carl Cooper, Australia, 11 cm diameter, together with a small sgraffito decorated leaf dish, incised Carl Cooper, 8.5 cm diameter

Carl Cooper (1917-1968). A wheel thrown glazed earthenware dish…

Sgraffito Lizard Dish by Carl Cooper (1963)

Carl Cooper (1917-1968). A wheel thrown glazed earthenware dish with sgraffito decoration of a lizard, incised Carl Cooper, 1963, Australia, 15 cm diameter

Carl Cooper (1917-1968). A slip cast glazed earthenware dish…

Carl Cooper Glazed Earthenware Dish with Painted Figures (1947)

Carl Cooper (1917-1968). A slip cast glazed earthenware dish with painted decoration of figures, incised Carl Cooper, 1947, 13 cm diameter

Carl Cooper (1917-1968). A wheel thrown glazed earthenware dish…

Carl Cooper Fish Dish 1949

Carl Cooper (1917-1968). A wheel thrown glazed earthenware dish with sgraffito decoration of a fish, incised Carl Cooper, 1949, Australia, 11 cm diameter

Carl Cooper (1917-1968). A wheel thrown glazed earthenware…

Fish Platter by Carl Cooper (1953)

Carl Cooper (1917-1968). A wheel thrown glazed earthenware platter with sgraffito decoration of a fish, incised Carl Cooper, 1953, Australia, 25 cm wide

Carl Cooper (1912-1966) four plates various scenes include…

Cooper's Animal Plates

Carl Cooper (1912-1966) four plates various scenes include turtles, lizard and fish, each plate with incised signature and date, the largest 17 cm diameter

Carl Cooper cabinet plate, 1995 the interior incised with…

Aboriginal Kangaroo Plate by Carl Cooper

Carl Cooper cabinet plate, 1995 the interior incised with Aboriginal motifs and central kangaroo, underside incised 'Carl Cooper, 1995, Australia' diameter 20 cm

Carl Cooper, fish plate, 1955 square shallow form with two…

Fish Plate by Carl Cooper, Australia 1955

Carl Cooper, fish plate, 1955 square shallow form with two rounded sides, iron brown glaze with sgraffito decoration of three fish, incised to base 'Australia 1955 Carl Cooper', length 22 cm, width 21 cm

A group of four Carl Cooper Aboriginal themed dishes

Carl Cooper's Aboriginal Dish Collection

A group of four Carl Cooper Aboriginal themed dishes

A group of four Carl Cooper Aboriginal Themed dishes, faults to…

Flawed Carl Cooper Aboriginal Dish Set

A group of four Carl Cooper Aboriginal Themed dishes, faults to all

Carl Cooper (1914-1966), a glazed earthenware indigenous motif…

Indigenous Motif Glazed Earthenware Dish by Carl Cooper

Carl Cooper (1914-1966), a glazed earthenware indigenous motif dish, inscribed Carl Cooper 1947 13.5 cm diameter