The man in black.

Primary Artist

M. Napier Waller (1893–1972)

Title

The man in black.

Reference

Draffin (1977), 42

Date made

1925

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

30.7 x 17.6 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove Japanese vellum paper

Support size

38.6 x 26.3 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

working state, key block only

Impression

undesignated proof

Edition information

edition of 50; plus state proofs and experimental proofs

Subject description

Self-portrait of the artist (but showing both arms) in evening dress in front of part of his mural for the Melbourne Public Library.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

59409

Accession number

86.2258

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1986/87 (1986-11-11)

Provenance

Collection Lorna Waller (the artists widow), by descent. A selection of woodcuts and linocuts by Napier Waller and other Melbourne artists, Melbourne: Deutscher Galleries, 18 August - 3 September 1978, cat., no.13. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 1986.

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1986

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Waller, M. Napier. | (1893–1972) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013