The man in black.
Primary Artist
M. Napier Waller (1893–1972)
Title
Reference
Draffin (1977), 42
Date made
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
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