Wild duck
Primary Artist
Murray Griffin (1903–1992)
Title
Reference
Bunbury (1998), 18
Date made
1933
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from multiple blocks
Matrix size
16.2 x 21.6 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream wove paper
Support size
19.1 x 25.6 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
11/17
Edition information
edition of 17
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Printed initials upper right corner, 'MG' [in monogram]. Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Murray Griffin 33'. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, ''Wild Duck' '. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '11/17'.
Subject description
Native Australian fauna: two male ducks based on the blue-billed duck (oxyura australis), one standing with wings raised, the other at rest on the ground.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103997
Accession number
77.65.13
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 8, 1976/77 (1977-03-10)
Provenance
Purchased from Thirty Victoria Street, Sydney, 10 March 1977.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Country of context
Australia
Creators
GRIFFIN, Murray | (1903–1992) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013