Primary Artist

Helen Ogilvie (1902–1993)

Title

Masque for the 500th meeting of the boobooks.

Source

Stolne and surreptitious verses / by J.D.G.Medley. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1952

Page or Plate number

p.35.

Date made

1953 – (1953)

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

6.4 x 5.8 cm (printed image)

Support

oriental paper

Support size

10.0 x 10.7 cm (sheet)

Subject description

Four owls flying in stairway; six others perched along wall.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

59050

Accession number

79.1762

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1979/80 (1979-08-13)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the artist, 1979.

Credit line

Purchased 1979

Country of context

Australia

Creators

OGILVIE, Helen | (1902–1993) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013