Primary Artist

Alex Selenitsch (1946–)

Title

The Southern Cross in Dante

Date made

1994

Place made

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

Category

Artist's book

Technique

found Penguin book with drilled holes

Matrix size

18.0 x 12.0 cm (book (closed))

Support

paper

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Found book, titled 'DANTE/THE DIVINE COMEDY'. Signed and dated in pen and black ink, inside front cover 'AS '94'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Inscribed, in black pencil, centre, inside cover 'D1'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed, in ink, inside front cover 'DR Thomas'. Inscribed, in black pencil, upper inside cover '4.50'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

149937

Accession number

2005.108

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 3, 2005/2006 (2005-12-07)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the artist, Melbourne, December 2005.

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund, 2005

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Artist’s book

Creators

SELENITSCH, Alex | (1946–) Australian | German | Male | artist