Odd man out.

Primary Artist

Joyce Allen (1916–1992)

Title

Odd man out.

Date made

1986

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Bowral, 28 Queen St 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

36.6 x 38.2 cm (printed image)

Support

white japanese-style laid paper

Support size

49.8 x 53.4 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

2/10

Edition information

edition of 10

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Joyce Allen 86'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '2/10'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'Odd Man Out'.

Subject description

Recreational scene of men, women and children wearing bathers, relaxing and swimming while one fully-clothed man looks on.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

66511

Accession number

87.393

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 7, 1986/87 (1987-03-10)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Scheding Berry Fine Art, Sydney, March 1987; From the exhibition, 'Joyce Allen, linocuts 1947-1986', Sydney: Scheding Berry Fine Art, 28 June - 19 July 1986

Credit line

Purchased 1987

Country of context

Australia

Notes

The lino-block "Odd man out" was given to the Gallery in 1993 by the artist's children. The block is part of the Joyce Allen archive in Hume.

Creators

Allen, Joyce. | (1916–1992) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013