"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

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Category

Print

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

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013