Primary Artist

Raymond Wallis (1900–1983)

Title

Invitation to an exhibition of etchings by John Shirlow.

Source

Album of original art works assembled by R H Croll

Page or Plate number

p.18, top

Date made

1921

Place made

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

Category

Album

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

8.6 x 6.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

white paper

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Inscribed lower left to right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'R.H.Croll Esq. Raymond Wallis'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

none

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower right hand corner of sheet in black pencil, '1921'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

15761

Accession number

96.592.25

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1995/96 (1996-06-26)

Provenance

The album was assembled by Robert Henderson Croll (1869-1947), writer, biorgrapher, art historian. (see ADB, vol.8, pp154-5). The Croll estate was sold by the book dealer Kenneth Hince (Melbourne) and Malvern Fine Art Gallery Melbourne. The album was acquired by Roger Butler from Malvern Fine Art Gallery prior to 1981. Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Roger Butler, Canberra, June 1996.

Credit line

Gift of Roger Butler 1996

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Wallis, Raymond. | (1900–1983) Australian | Male | artist