The plume hunter

Primary Artist

Eric Thake (1904–1982)

Title

The plume hunter

Date made

1951

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

20.0 x 14.6 cm (printed image)

Support

Japanese rice paper

Support size

36.8 x 30.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

69/150

Edition information

edition of 150

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Eric Thake 1951'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'The Plume Hunter' Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'PCA/Ed '68/ 69/150'

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

146863

Accession number

90.639

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 8, 1989/90 (1990-06-14)

Provenance

Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Barrett Reid, Melbourne, 1990.

Credit line

Gift of Barrett Reid 1990

Country of context

Australia

Creators

PRINT COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA | (1966–) Australian | Organisation | publisher

Thake, Eric. | (1904–1982) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013