Breaking the clod.

Primary Artist

Hans Heysen (1877–1968)

Title

Breaking the clod.

Date made

1907

Place made

Australia, Australia, South Australia, Adelaide View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

monoprint

Technique

monotype, printed in brown ink, from one plate

Matrix size

30.6 x 20.4 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove Japanese vellum paper

Support size

39.8 x 30.4 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

unique impression; no edition

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

No inscriptions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

115665

Accession number

79.1291

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 9, 1978/79 (1979-06-19)

Provenance

With Leonard Joel Auction, Melbourne 23-25 May 1979, lot 689. Label of authenticity signed by the artist's son David Heysen. Purchased by the Australian National gallery, from Joseph Brown Galler, Melbourne, June 1979.

Credit line

Purchased 1979

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Cotman, John Sell. | (1782–1842) English | Male | print after

Heysen, Hans. | (1877–1968) Australian | German | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013