Primary Artist

Christian Waller (1894–1954)

Title

(Thomas and the Persian) [recto]; Thomas and the Persian [verso]

Source

The gates of dawn

Date made

1932

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

21.0 x 15.5 cm (printed image)

Support

cream lithographic paper

Support size

22.8 x 17.2 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

No inscriptions

Subject description

A black and a white cat with stars and moon behind.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

59278

Accession number

79.1836AB

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1979/80 (1979-08-13)

Provenance

With the artist at her death in 1956. Collection of Klytie Pate, neice of the artist. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, August 1979; From the exhibition, 'Christian waller 1895/1956', Melbourne: Deutsher Galleries, 8 September - 30 September 1978, cat. no., 190, (illistrated), as 'Kindly lent by Klytie Pate'.

Credit line

Purchased 1979

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Waller, Christian. | (1894–1954) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013