Mexican legend.

Primary Artist

Tate Adams (1922–2018)

Title

Mexican legend.

Date made

1953

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

45.2 x 31.0 cm (printed image (irregular))

Support

thin cream wove lithographic paper

Support size

50.2 x 36.4 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right corner below image in blue/black ink, 'Tate Adams'. Not dated. Inscribed lower right below image in blue/black ink, 'Mexican legend'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso, lower right in black pencil, 'Adams 31'.

Subject description

Three abstracted owls and sun from the Mexican legend of La Luchenza about a witch who turns into an owl and hunts children.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

115278

Accession number

86.26

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)

Provenance

Collection of the artist Harry Rosengrave (1899-1896), Melbourne. Purchased by the ANG from his family through Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, February 1986.

Credit line

Purchased 1986

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Exhibited May 1954 in "40 Prints by ten aratists" at Peter Bray Gallery, Melb. Same plate as Acc No 1986.25.

Creators

Adams, Tate. | (1922–2018) Australian | Irish | Male | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013