Birds
Primary Artist
Megan Thomas (1917–)
Title
Date made
1939
Date details
c.1970, printed
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
22.6 x 15.9 cm (printed image)
Support
wove paper
Support size
25.7 x 26.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
restrke edition c.1970
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
No inscriptions
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Inscribed (by James Flett?) lower right below image in black pencil, 'MEGAN THOMAS'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
111074
Accession number
78.271
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 18, 1977/78 (1978-05-30)
Provenance
Acquired by Deutscher Galleries, from James Flett who printed the impression. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, May 1978; From the exhibition, 'A survey of Australian relief prints 1900/1950', Melbourne: Deutscher Galleries, 13 April - 5 May 1978, cat., no. 107, ((illustrated).
Credit line
Purchased 1978
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Thomas, Megan. | (1917–) Australian | Female | artist
Flett, James. | (1906–1986) Australian | Male | printer
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013