Two cockatoos.
Primary Artist
Murray Griffin (1903–1992)
Title
Reference
Bunbury (1998), 110
Date made
1969
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from multiple blocks
Matrix size
34.6 x 46.2 cm (printed image)
Support
shiny cream wove paper
Support size
38.0 x 51.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
27/29
Edition information
edition of 29
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Murray Griffin'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '27/29'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'Two Cockatoos'.
Subject description
Native Australian fauna: two sulphur-crested cockatoos (cacatua galerita) in old tree trunks.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
81685
Accession number
72.368
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
C.A.A.B. Meeting (1972-09-20)
Provenance
Purchased from Langsam Galleries, Melbourne, 1972.
Credit line
Purchased 1972
Country of context
Australia
Creators
GRIFFIN, Murray | (1903–1992) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013