"Kuringbar", The last of his race. Australian native.
Primary Artist
Victor Cobb (1876–1945)
Title
"Kuringbar", The last of his race. Australian native.
Date made
1937
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
14.6 x 12.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
15.7 x 13.6 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
17/55
Edition information
edition of 55
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Victor Cobb'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '17/55'.
Subject description
Portrait of an Aboriginal man, "Kuringbar".
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
59898
Accession number
79.1939
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 1, 1979/80 (1979-08-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Duvance Gallery, Melbourne, 1979.
Credit line
Purchased 1979
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Cobb, Victor. | (1876–1945) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013