Bird and kangaroo landscape
Primary Artist
John Olsen (1928–2023)
Title
Source
Down under. Sydney: Port Jackson Press, 1979.
Page or Plate number
no.4.
Reference
Olsen (1980), 94
Date made
1979
Place made
Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour, from two plates
Matrix size
76.1 x 53.0 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove Velin Arches paper
Support size
91.4 x 63.4 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
18/50
Edition information
edition of 50; plus artist's proofs numbered i-vi
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below image in black pencil, 'John Olsen 79'. Titled lower centre below image in black pencil, ' 'Bird & Kangaroo Landscape' '. Inscribed lower left below image in black pencil, '18/50'.
Subject description
Bird flying over Australian landscape.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
104338
Accession number
90.108.4
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1989/90 (1990-03-08)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Solander Gallery, Canberra, 1990.
Credit line
Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1990
Copyright
© John Olsen. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
Subject category
Australia, Animal: Kangaroo
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Genis, Fred. | (1934–2022) Australian | Dutch | Male | printer
Olsen, John. | (1928–2023) Australian | Male | artist
PORT JACKSON PRESS | (1975–) Australian | Organisation | publisher
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013