Christmas card 1937.
Primary Artist
Arthur Baldwinson (1908–1969)
Title
Date made
1937
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, St Kilda View on map Close map
Category
Matrix
Print type
relief
Technique
engraved boxwood block
Matrix size
8.4 x 12.8 cm (printing block)
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Not signed. Dated in block lower centre '...Christmas 1937.'. Inscribed in block, lower edge, 'Greetings from Elspeth & Arthur Baldwinson/ 44 Fitzroy Street St. Kilda. Victoria/ ...'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso centre left in blue ballpoint pen, '5' (encircled). Inscribed on original brown paper wrapper in blue ballpoint pen, '5' [encircled] Inscribed on original brown paper wrapper in green pencil (faint) 'This was/ our 1st Christmas/ Card'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
10368
Accession number
96.12
Accession method
Bequest
Meeting
Meeting 3, 1996/97 (1996-12-09)
Provenance
Collection of the artist until his death; by descent to his widow Elspeth Baldwinson, bequethed to the NGA, December 1996.
Credit line
Bequest of Elspeth Baldwinson, the artist's wife 1996
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Wrapped in brown paper. Inscribed blue ballpoint pen "5". Inscribed green pencil (faint) "This was/ our 1st Christmas/ Card".
Creators
Baldwinson, Arthur. | (1908–1969) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013