The old lighter
Primary Artist
Arthur Evan Read (1911–1978)
Title
Date made
1933
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
14.6 x 16.6 cm (printed image)
Support
thin wove paper
Support size
16.6 x 17.1 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Printed signature lower left within image, 'AR' [in monogram]. Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'A Reed '33'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Old Lighter'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
30133
Accession number
78.601
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 1, 1978/79 (1978-07-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, May 1978; From the exhibition, 'A survey of Australian relief prints 1900/1950', Melbourne: Deutscher Galleries, 13 April - 5 May 1978, cat., no.116, ((illustrated).
Credit line
Purchased 1978
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Read, Arthur Evan. | (1911–1978) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013