Why?.

Artist: Salkauskas, Henry. | Title: Why?. | Date: 1950 | Technique: linocut, printed in black ink, from one block | Copyright: © Eva Kubbos
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Primary Artist

Henry Salkauskas (1925–1979)

Title

Why?.

Date made

1950

Place made

Kamberri / Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 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

12.8 x 8.6 cm (printed image (irregular))

Support

thin cream wove (newsprint) paper

Support size

20.0 x 13.7 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

2/?

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower left in pen and ink, 'H Salkauskas -50'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in pen and ink, 'Nr.2'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

94429

Accession number

88.2456

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1988/89 (1988-12-01)

Provenance

Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Eva Kubbos, 1988.

Credit line

Gift of Eva Kubbos 1988

Copyright

© Eva Kubbos

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Cold War 1947–1991

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Salkauskas, Henry. | (1925–1979) Australian | Lithuanian | Male | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013