Morgan Le Fay.
Primary Artist
Christian Waller (1894–1954)
Title
Reference
Butler (1992), 22
Date made
1925 – c.1927
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from multiple blocks; hand-coloured with gold paint
Matrix size
26.9 x 18.3 cm (printed image)
Support
thick cream wove paper
Support size
38.8 x 26.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
proof
Edition information
edition of 25; plus some proofs with additional gold paint
Subject description
Morgan Le Fay, the fairy enchantress of Arthurian legend mixing a healing potion for Arthur.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
31818
Accession number
81.2879
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1981/82 (1981-11-10)
Provenance
With the artist at her death in 1956. Collection of Klytie Pate, neice of the artist. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, November 1981.
Credit line
Purchased 1981
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Waller, Christian. | (1894–1954) Australian | Female | artist