Primary Artist

S. Nelson

Title

Witchetty grubs inside the roots

Date made

1996

Place made

Australia, Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

reductive linocut, printed in colour, from one block

Matrix size

30.4 x 30.0 cm (printed image)

Support

off-white wove paper

Support size

56.6 x 38.4 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

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'S. Nelson 96'. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'Witchetty Grubs inside the roots'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

144785

Accession number

2007.541

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2007/2008 (2007-08-28)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Franck Gohier (the printer of the work), Darwin, 2007.

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australia Pacific Print Fund, celebrating the National Gallery of Australia’s 25th anniversary, 2007

Creators

NELSON, S. | Aboriginal Australian | artist

GOHIER, Frank | (1968–) Australian | French | Male | printer

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013