Parrots

Primary Artist

Florence Higgs (1918–2006)

Title

Parrots

Date made

1954 – c.1956

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from five blocks

Matrix size

33.2 x 22.2 cm (printed image)

Support

thin cream wove lithographic paper

Support size

38.6 x 30.8 cm (sheet (irregular))

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Flower rightnce M. Higgs'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pen, 'Parrots'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso, lower right in black pencil, 'Higgs 20'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

40923

Accession number

86.19

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)

Provenance

Collection of the artist Harry Rosengrave (1899-1896), Melbourne. Purchased by the ANG from his family through Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, February 1986.

Credit line

Purchased 1986

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Exhibited in "Prints by The Melbourne Graphic Artists" at Peter Bray Gallery, Melbourne 25 Sept - 4 Oct 1956 Cat. No 20" Parrots ... colour lino-cut".

Creators

Higgs, Florence. | (1918–2006) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013