Desolation, Internment camp, Hay, N.S.W.

Primary Artist

Ludwig Hirschfeld Mack (1893–1965)

Title

Desolation, Internment camp, Hay, N.S.W.

Date made

1940 – 1940-41

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Hay, Internment camp View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

21.8 x 13.1 cm (printed image)

Support

thick yellow wove paper

Support size

31.8 x 25.6 cm (sheet)

State

1st state

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'L. Hirschfeld-Mack'. Dated lower left below printed image in black pencil, '...1940-41'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Hay...'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

56853

Accession number

79.812

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 8, 1978/79 (1979-04-10)

Provenance

Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from the artistÂ’s widow Olive Hirschfeld, 1979.

Credit line

Gift of Olive Hirschfeld 1979

Subject category

War: second world war, 1939-1945

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Hirschfeld Mack, Ludwig. | (1893–1965) Australian | German | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013