Cathedral 1.
Primary Artist
Noel Counihan (1913–1986)
Title
Reference
Smith (1981), 110i/v
Date made
1978 – 1978, August
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
23.8 x 53.8 cm (printed image)
Support
thin blue/grey laid Ingres D'Arches paper
Support size
38.2 x 65.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: right side, 'INGRES D'ARCHES MADE IN FRANCE MBM INGRES', inverted
State
1st state
Impression
artist's proof
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Counihan '78'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Cathedral'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, '- First State - A/P'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left in black pencil, 'Cat 110(i)'.
Subject description
Street scene of a homeless man sleeping out in the foreground of the city and the spires of a cathedral.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
90258
Accession number
84.1584
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1984/85 (1984-11-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the artist, Melbourne, 1984.
Credit line
Purchased 1984
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Social Realism
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Counihan, Noel. | (1913–1986) Australian | Male | artist