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
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney 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