Miner, Jolimont.
Primary Artist
Noel Counihan (1913–1986)
Title
Reference
Smith (1981), 106iv/iv
Date made
1978 – 1978, July
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
29.8 x 15.4 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream oriental-style laid mulberry paper
Support size
63.0 x 43.7 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
10/25
Edition information
edition of 25
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Counihan '78'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Miner, (Jolimont)'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, '10/25'.
Subject description
Head of a miner working on Melbourne's underground railway loop, then underway at Jolimont, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
90252
Accession number
84.1582
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1984/85 (1984-11-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the artist, Melbourne, 1984.
Credit line
Purchased 1984
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Social Realism
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Counihan, Noel. | (1913–1986) Australian | Male | artist