Joy

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Title

Joy

Date made

1946

Date details

Date unknown. Proposed dates derived from Henderson's 'cubist' period, correspond to dates when lithography was familiar to the artist.

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithography, printed in blue and yellow ink from two stones [or plates]

Support

medium-weight smooth cream wove paper

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

5/20

Edition information

edition of 20

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower left beneath image in black pencil, ' LOUISE HENDERSON'. Inscribed lower right beneath image in black pencil, 'JOY 5/20'. Not dated.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

No inscription.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

No inscription.

Subject description

A blue bird and the sun executed in a cubist manner

IRN

217296

Accession number

2012.704

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 3, 2011/2012 (2012-02-14)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Kees Hos, Victoria, 2012.

Credit line

Purchased 2012

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013