"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
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne 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