Body painting

Primary Artist

Jimmy Pike (1940–2002)

Title

Body painting

Other titles

Body painting - Purnara

Reference

Christensen (1988), 32

Date made

1987

Place made

Australia, Australia, Western Australia, Fremantle, Desert Prints View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

stencil

Technique

screenprint, printed in colour, from multiple stencils

Matrix size

37.8 x 56.1 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

60.3 x 79.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

38/60

Edition information

edition of 60

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'J. PIKE'. Dated lower left in black pencil, '1987'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '38/60'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

77040

Accession number

88.776

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 11, 1987/88 (1988-06-28)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Desert Prints, Fremantle, WA, June 1988.

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1988

Subject category

Body decoration: Painting

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Pike, Jimmy. | (1940–2002) Aboriginal Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013