Mother and child

Primary Artist

Weaver Hawkins (1893–1977)

Title

Mother and child

Date made

1926 – c.1928

Place made

Europe, Malta, Malta island, Mdina, 8 Piazza del Celsi View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in colour, from multiple blocks

Matrix size

25.4 x 17.9 cm (printed image)

Support

thin laid tissue paper

Support size

34.9 x 24.2 cm (sheet)

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject description

Domestic scene of mother breastfeeding her child.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

48350

Accession number

76.1536.52

Accession method

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, acting on behalf of the artist, April 1976.

Credit line

Purchased 1976

Copyright

The Estate of H.F Weaver Hawkins

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Hawkins, Weaver. | (1893–1977) English | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013