Primary Artist

May Voke (1912–1997)

Title

Shell parrots

Date made

1933

Place made

Australia, Australia, South Australia, Adelaide View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from mutliple blocks

Matrix size

13.4 x 10.8 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove paper mounted on cream wove paper

Support size

15.0 x 12.2 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'MAY VOKE 33'. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'Shell Parrots'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

104630

Accession number

89.1696

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 3, 1989/90 (1989-10-12)

Provenance

Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from the artist, Adelaide, October 1989.

Credit line

Gift of the artist 1989

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Voke, May. | (1912–1997) Australian | English | Female | artist