Primary Artist

John A. Gardner (1906–1987)

Title

not titled [Central Australian landscape].

Source

Album of original art works assembled by R H Croll

Page or Plate number

p.5 upper

Date made

1943

Place made

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

Category

Album

Print type

relief

Technique

monotype, printed in colour

Matrix size

9.6 x 11.0 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

41/50

Edition information

edition of 50

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Inscribed on covering folded sheet, 'Good Cheer/ - for 1941 (drawing of artist at easel) / to all at 18 Russell St /- Happy Days for 1941/ from John A Gardner'. Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'John Gardner 40'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'MONOTYPE'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

15743

Accession number

96.592.7

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1995/96 (1996-06-26)

Provenance

The album was assembled by Robert Henderson Croll (1869-1947), writer, biorgrapher, art historian. (see ADB, vol.8, pp154-5). The Croll estate was sold by the book dealer Kenneth Hince (Melbourne) and Malvern Fine Art Gallery Melbourne. The album was acquired by Roger Butler from Malvern Fine Art Gallery prior to 1981. Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Roger Butler, Canberra, June 1996.

Credit line

Gift of Roger Butler 1996

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Gardner, John A. | (1906–1987) Australian | Male | artist