The Pied Piper.
Primary Artist
Joyce Allen (1916–1992)
Title
Date made
1947
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
26.4 x 24.6 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream laid paper
Support size
28.4 x 26.1 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right corner black pencil, 'Joyce Allen -47'. Inscribed lower left corner in black pencil, 'Linocut-'. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'The Pied Piper'.
Subject description
Nursery scene of the Pied Piper leading the children away from the village of Hamlyn, Germany.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
68288
Accession number
87.782
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 9, 1986/87 (1987-05-21)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Scheding Berry Fine Art, Sydney, March 1987; From the exhibition, 'Joyce Allen, linocuts 1947-1986', Sydney: Scheding Berry Fine Art, 28 June - 19 July 1986, cat. no., 1 (not for sale), (illustrated).
Credit line
Purchased 1987
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Some foxing, large blob of blue paint in centre of print.
Creators
Allen, Joyce. | (1916–1992) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013