"Son, son!" said his mother ever so many times, graciously waving her tail, "now attend to me and remember what I say"

Primary Artist

Lorna Nimmo (1920–1990)

Title

"Son, son!" said his mother ever so many times, graciously waving her tail, "now attend to me and remember what I say"

Other titles

"Son, son!" said his mother ever so many times, graciously waving her tail, "what have you been doing that you shouldn't have done?"

Date made

1940

Place made

East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut printed in four colour from three blocks,

Matrix size

16.6 x 17.4 cm (printed image)

Support

cream laid Japanese paper

Support size

27.0 x 26.4 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

10/10

Edition information

edition of 10

Production notes

Printed with 3 blocks, the first block printed twice.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Not signed. Not dated. Inscribed lower left red pencil, '10'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

1278

Accession number

94.982

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1993/94 (1994-06-29)

Provenance

Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Gift of Christine Jensen, Sydney, June 1994.

Credit line

Gift of Christine Jensen 1994

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Never published or previously exhibited. Printed with 3 blocks, the first block printed twice. The Ward Gallery, Glebe 24 July-19 Aug 1979. An exhibition of woodcuts and linocuts by artists exhibiting in Sydney 1920-50 page 11, ill.

Creators

Nimmo, Lorna. | (1920–1990) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013