Salve
Primary Artist
Christian Waller (1894–1954)
Title
Reference
Butler (1992), 46
Date made
1932
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
15.1 x 8.7 cm (printed image)
Support
translucent wove paper on cream laid paper
Support size
22.8 x 17.8 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
print-run unknown
Subject description
Silhouette of a man in prayer riding an elephant across a bridge.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
59266
Accession number
79.1832
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 1, 1979/80 (1979-08-13)
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, August 1979; From the exhibition, 'Christian waller 1895/1956', Melbourne: Deutsher Galleries, 8 September - 30 September 1978, cat. no., 172, (illustrated).
Credit line
Purchased 1979
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Waller, Christian. | (1894–1954) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013