Albert Namatjira.
Primary Artist
Noel Counihan (1913–1986)
Title
Reference
Smith (1981), 51 after
Date made
1959 – 1959, after
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
stencil
Technique
screenprint, printed in black ink, from one screen from original linocut
Matrix size
41.4 x 18.4 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
50.3 x 24.8 cm (sheet)
Edition information
print-run unknown
Production notes
A photo-screenprint, in reduced format, from the 2nd state of the original linocut of 1959. The printer of this work is not recorded but may have been Norman O'Connor.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
No inscriptions.
Subject description
Allegorical portrait of the Aboriginal artist, Albert Namatjira, dying on a cross, with the city and church spires at the base.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
90192
Accession number
84.1568
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1984/85 (1984-11-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the artist, Melbourne, 1984.
Credit line
Purchased 1984
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Social Realism
Country of context
Australia
Notes
"Original print part of Counihan's portfolio 'Lino Cuts, 1959', this image has been reduced from the original print size of 20" x 9" [50.8 x 22.8 cm]"
Creators
Counihan, Noel. | (1913–1986) Australian | Male | print after
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013