The wood-engraver
Primary Artist
Weaver Hawkins (1893–1977)
Title
Other titles
The wood-engraver
Date made
1925 – c.1927
Place made
Europe, Malta, Malta island, Mdina, 8 Piazza del Celsi View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
14.4 x 16.5 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
State
published state
Impression
1/20
Edition information
edition of 20
Subject description
Man working on wood engraving.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
48311
Accession number
76.1536.32
Accession method
Purchase
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, acting on behalf of the artist, April 1976.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Copyright
The Estate of H.F Weaver Hawkins
Country of context
Australia
Notes
This print was executed in Malta on a small hand-press sent from England. It is a portrait of the artist's brother Ernest. (RB. 1978)
Creators
Hawkins, Weaver. | (1893–1977) English | Male | artist