Jungle snake

Primary Artist

Megan Thomas (1917–)

Title

Jungle snake

Date made

1939

Date details

1970, printed

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

39.2 x 27.0 cm (printed image)

Support

wove paper

Support size

44.0 x 33.4 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

restrke edition c.1970

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

No inscriptions

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Inscribed (by James Flett?) lower right below image in black pencil, 'MEGAN THOMAS'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

30132

Accession number

78.6

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1978/79 (1978-07-11)

Provenance

Acquired by Deutscher Galleries, from James Flett who printed the impression. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, May 1978; From the exhibition, 'A survey of Australian relief prints 1900/1950', Melbourne: Deutscher Galleries, 13 April - 5 May 1978, cat., no. 108, ((illustrated).

Credit line

Purchased 1978

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Flett, James. | (1906–1986) Australian | Male | printer

Thomas, Megan. | (1917–) Australian | Female | artist