Lil' Bourke.
Primary Artist
John Bainbridge (1918–1978)
Title
Other titles
Lil Bourke Street
Date made
1945
Place made
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Text printed from matrix
printed lower right corner within image, 'B'.
Matrix size
16.6 x 14.0 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream wove paper
Support size
22.8 x 19.8 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'John Bainbridge/ 45'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lil' Bourke'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed upper left edge in black pencil, '401 Black vert 13 x 11'. Inscribed upper right edge in black pencil, '83022'.
Subject description
A group of Chinese men standing around a fish vendors cart, in 'China town' Little Bourke Street, Melbourne.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
186821
Accession number
94.31
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1993/94 (1994-02-23)
Provenance
Purchased by the National gallery of Australia, from Lassetters Gallery, Canberra, February 1994.
Credit line
Purchased 1994
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Bainbridge, John. | (1918–1978) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
09 Dec 2023