Tycoon.
Primary Artist
Noel Counihan (1913–1986)
Title
Reference
Smith (1981), 1, i/ii
Date made
1931
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Caulfield View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
19.7 x 18.0 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
35.3 x 30.2 cm (sheet (deckle-edged))
State
1st state of 2
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
1st state, no edition. Impressions printed by James Flett between 1931 and 1978. 2nd state edition of 100 printed by James Walker 1981
Subject description
Caricature of a fat tycoon smoking a cigar.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
89797
Accession number
83.38
Accession method
Director's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 8, 1982/83 (1983-03-07)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, 1983.
Credit line
Purchased 1983
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Social Realism
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Flett, James. | (1906–1986) Australian | Male | printer
Counihan, Noel. | (1913–1986) Australian | Male | artist