Primary Artist

Mathias Kauage (1944–2003)

Title

not titled [two female figures and bird]

Date made

1974 – September 1974

Place made

Pacific, Papua New Guinea, National Capital District, Port Moresby View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

stencil

Technique

screenprint, printed in brown ink, from one stencil

Matrix size

45.4 x 68.0 cm (printed image (irregular))

Support

thin white textured paper

Support size

50.6 x 71.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

45/50

Edition information

edition of 50

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Kauage'. Not titled. Dated and inscribed with edition details, lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Sep 74 45/50'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

152586

Accession number

2006.654.28

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 2005/2006 (2006-06-13)

Provenance

Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Cecilia Ng, New South Wales, June 2006.

Credit line

Gift of Cecilia Ng in memory of Anthony Forge 2006

Subject category

Papua New Guinea, Art style: Contemporary, From 1968

Creators

Kauage, Mathias. | (1944–2003) Papua New Guinean | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013