Almost Sheik!
Primary Artist
Will Dyson (1880–1938)
Title
Date made
1928
Place made
New York, New York, United States of America View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Text printed from matrix
no printed text
Matrix size
17.7 x 17.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
paper
Support size
30.5 x 28.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Will. Dyson.'.
Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, ' "Almost Sheik!" '.
Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'To Hugh& Lyspeth Xmas 28'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
59740
Accession number
79.1886
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 1, 1979/80 (1979-08-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, August 1979; Part of a group of 36 prints by various Australian artists.
Credit line
Purchased 1979
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Dyson, Will. | (1880–1938) Australian | Male | artist