The Great Breath.

Primary Artist

Christian Waller (1894–1954)

Title

The Great Breath.

Physical description

a bound book of 12 leaves with linocut text and 7 linocuts tipped in, the three fold cover covered in green fabric

Source

The Great Breath, by Christian Waller. Melbourne: Golden Arrow Press, 1932

Page or Plate number

collection record

Reference

Butler (1992), 35a-j

Date made

1932

Place made

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

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Category

Illustrated book

Print type

relief

Technique

linocuts, printed in black ink, each from one block

Matrix size

45.0 x 76.0 cm (book (open))

Support

various, see individual entries

State

published state

Impression

57/150

Edition information

proposed book edition of 150 (only about 30 bound up, the numbering was not chronological but based on the numerology of the purchaser); additional proofs.

Subject description

Book cover design featuring theosophical symbol of dot in circle representing the emergence of 'being' from the 'eternal'. Also planetary symbol for the sun.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

39108

Accession number

76.722.23.1-10

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1976/77 (1976-10-12)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, 12 October 1976, part of a group of 65 prints by various artists.

Credit line

Purchased 1976

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Waller, Christian. | (1894–1954) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013