Primary Artist

Vaclovas Ratas (1910–1973)

Title

not titled [camphor woodblock bearing engravings for Ferry Boat and untitled design]

Date made

1953

Place made

Boorloo / Perth, Western Australia, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Matrix

Print type

relief

Technique

camphor woodblock, engraved with two designs

Support

held within white metal screw frame

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed in block lower right within image (a), 'V. RATAS'. Signed verso in block within image (b), 'VR [in monogram]'. Not dated. Not titled.

IRN

214099

Accession number

2011.1129

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2011/2012 (2011-08-31)

Provenance

With the artist until his death in 1973. By descent to Ramona Ratas, the artist's daughter. Gift to the National gallery of Australia, from Ramona Ratas, Sydney, August 2011.

Credit line

Gift of Ramona Ratas, the artist's daughter, 2011

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013