Traditional hunting
Primary Artist
Brian Robinson (1974–)
Title
Date made
1993
Place made
Australia, Australia, Queensland, Cairns, Cairns College of TAFE View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand coloured
Matrix size
41.0 x 59.0 cm (printed image)
Support
white textured wove T.H. Saunders Waterford Series paper
Support size
56.0 x 76.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: lower center, 'T H SAUNDERS ENGLAND'; Blindstamp watermark: lower right corner,' WATER FORD/SERIES'
State
published state
Impression
7/10
Edition information
edition of 10
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'B. Robinson '93'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '7/10'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, ' 'Traditional Hunting ' '.
Subject description
A print depicting a hunting scene with three men in a canoe; one fishing, one beating a drum and the other holding a spear. Below them is a hammerhead shark, dugong and octopus.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
187207
Accession number
93.2025
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 3, 1993/94 (1993-12-15)
Provenance
Produced by the artist while studying a course in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual art at the Cairns College of TAFE in 1993.
Credit line
Purchased 1993
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Robinson, Brian. | (1974–) Australian | Torres Strait Islander | Male | artist
Last Updated
19 Mar 2013