House on the hill.
Primary Artist
M. Napier Waller (1893–1972)
Title
Reference
Draffin (1977), 39
Date made
1925
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from multiple blocks
Matrix size
20.6 x 23.5 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
Support size
31.9 x 32.8 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
27/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Production notes
Curatorial comment: The artist did not reverse the image prior to cutting the blocks. the image therefore appears in reverse.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'M Napier Waller.'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'House on the Hill'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'no 27 - 50 proofs'.
Subject description
The Wallers' house and surrounding garden at Fairy Hills, Ivanhoe, near Melbourne, designed by Desbrowe Annear.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
48096
Accession number
46.16
Accession method
Purchase
Provenance
Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from an unidentified vendor, by 1946.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Waller, M. Napier. | (1893–1972) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013