On the rocks.

Primary Artist

Dorrit Black (1891–1951)

Title

On the rocks.

Reference

North (1979), L24; Coppel (1995), DB26

Date made

1935

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

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