The moderne pyramid.
Primary Artist
Bim Hilder (1909–1990)
Title
Other titles
Hyde Park, war memorial under construction. The modern pyramid.
Date made
1928 – c.1930
Place made
Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
27.5 x 22.1 cm (printed image)
Support
buff textured paper
Support size
36.2 x 29.6 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
2/60
Edition information
edition of 60
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below image, in black pencil, 'Bim Hilder'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Moderne Pyramid'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Hyde Park, war memorial under construction'. Inscribed with edition details lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '2/60'.
Subject description
Depicts the construction of the Anzac War Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney. The building was completed in 1934 as a memorial to the achievement of the Australian Imperial Forces. Designed by C. Bruce Dellit, the Memorial is a concrete structure clad in stone with sculptures by Raynor Hoff. [Lebovic, 2006]
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
159083
Accession number
2006.945
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 2, 2006/2007 (2006-10-24)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, October 2006; From the catalogue, 'Australasian art - 20th century: Collectors list 118', Sydney: Josef Lebovic Gallery, 2006, cat. no., 96', (illustrated).
Credit line
Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2006
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Hilder, Bim. | (1909–1990) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013