Captain Blair's house, Portland

Primary Artist

Kenneth Jack (1924–2006)

Title

Captain Blair's house, Portland

Reference

Klepac (1998), 296

Date made

1954

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

line-engraving, printed in relief in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

17.4 x 27.7 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

Support size

25.4 x 37.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

10/12

Edition information

edition of 12

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Ken Jack', underneath 'Kenneth Jack'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Captain Blair's House, Portland' [repeated underneath]. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '10/12'.

Subject description

People, utility truck and tethered goats outside an old house and derelict buildings, Portland, Victoria.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

41320

Accession number

86.341

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)

Provenance

Collection of the artist Harry Rosengrave (1899-1896), Melbourne. Purchased by the ANG from his family through Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, February 1986.

Credit line

Purchased 1986

Copyright

© Kenneth Jack. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Jack, Kenneth. | (1924–2006) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013