Wild duck

Primary Artist

Murray Griffin (1903–1992)

Title

Wild duck

Reference

Bunbury (1998), 18

Date made

1933

Place made

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

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Category

Print

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