The shag
Primary Artist
A.B. Webb (1887–1944)
Title
Reference
Gooding (2004), 1
Date made
1919 – c.1921
Place made
Australia, Australia, Western Australia, Perth View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in colour in the Japanese manner, from two blocks
Matrix size
17.6 x 12.6 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove Kent paper
Support size
18.8 x 13.2 cm (sheet (sight))
Manufacturers mark
watermark: "EXTRA STRONG / 33 / KENT"
State
published state
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'A.B. Webb'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Shag'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
144017
Accession number
2005.266
Accession method
Auction
Meeting
Meeting 6, 2004/2005 (2005-06-22)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from McKenzies Auction, Perth, 2005
Credit line
Purchased 2004
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Webb, A.B. | (1887–1944) Australian | English | Male | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013