On the rocks.
Primary Artist
Dorrit Black (1891–1951)
Title
Reference
North (1979), L24; Coppel (1995), DB26
Date made
1935
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from five blocks (yellow ochre, orange, crimson, light grey, cobalt blue)
Matrix size
19.7 x 31.6 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream oriental paper
Support size
27.4 x 39.8 cm (sheet)
Impression
proof
Edition information
edition of 50
Subject description
Recreational scene of women and children bathing in a rock pool, possibly at Worth Matravers, Dorset, England.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
42371
Accession number
76.1224
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1976/77 (1976-12-14)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the artist's family, Adelaide, 1976.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Grosvenor school linocuts
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Black, Dorrit. | (1891–1951) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013