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
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney 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