"Perhaps it was the dark held out his hand, And morning came and stole his hand away".
Primary Artist
Christian Waller (1894–1954)
Title
"Perhaps it was the dark held out his hand, And morning came and stole his hand away".
Reference
Butler (1992), 31
Date made
1931 – (1931)
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
19.7 x 9.8 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream wove paper
Support size
28.0 x 17.9 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
proof
Edition information
edition of 50, signed and numbered in Manuscripts (deluxe edition) no.1, November 1931. Edition of 700 published in standard edition titled in letterpress below; plus additional proofs
Subject description
Male figure dressed in black holds out hand to woman in white. The rays of the rising sun form the background.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
31823
Accession number
81.2882
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1981/82 (1981-11-10)
Provenance
With the artist at her death in 1956. Collection of Klytie Pate, neice of the artist. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, November 1981.
Credit line
Purchased 1981
Country of context
Australia
Notes
The preliminary drawing for this print, which shows stars instead of the suns rays, is in the NGA collection (1981.2877)
Creators
Waller, Christian. | (1894–1954) Australian | Female | artist