The poddy calf
Primary Artist
M. Napier Waller (1893–1972)
Title
Reference
Draffin (1977), 35
Date made
1923 – c.1925
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
15.6 x 17.2 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
State
published state
Impression
10/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'M Napier Waller'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, ' The Poddy calf'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'No 10/50 proofs'.
Subject description
Rural scene of a handfed calf in a shed.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
109266
Accession number
78.253
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 18, 1977/78 (1978-05-30)
Provenance
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.31, ((illustrated).
Credit line
Purchased 1978
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Waller, M. Napier. | (1893–1972) Australian | Male | artist