Primary Artist

John Shirlow (1869–1936)

Title

Invitation to exhibition at Preece Galleries, Adelaide.

Source

Album of original art works assembled by R H Croll

Page or Plate number

p.16, top

Date made

1921

Place made

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

Category

Album

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

9.4 x 11.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

paper

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

No inscriptions.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

15758

Accession number

96.592.22

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

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Country of context

Australia

Creators

SHIRLOW, John | (1869–1936) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013