Primary Artist

Mathias Kauage (1944–2003)

Title

Meri i draivim ka [Woman driving a car]

Date made

1974 – c.1976

Place made

Pacific, Papua New Guinea, National Capital District, Port Moresby View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

stencil

Technique

screenprint, printed in black ink, from one screen

Matrix size

37.0 x 46.0 cm (printed image (irregular))

Support

thick white hot pressed paper

Support size

50.8 x 63.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

127/133

Edition information

edition of 133

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'KAUAGE'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'meri i draivim ka'. Inscribed with edition details, lower right below printed image in black pencil, '127/133.'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso upper right corner in black pencil, 'No[No underlined] 22. K7.00'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

13538

Accession number

99.52

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1998/99 (1999-06-23)

Provenance

Shirley Troy

Credit line

Gift of Shirley Troy 1999

Subject category

Papua New Guinea, Art style: Contemporary, From 1968

Country of context

Papua New Guinea

Creators

Kauage, Mathias. | (1944–2003) Papua New Guinean | Male | artist

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013