Primary Artist

Allan Jordan (1898–1982)

Title

not titled [Owl holding Quill].

Source

Album of original art works assembled by R H Croll

Page or Plate number

inserted

Date made

1938 – c.1940

Place made

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

Category

Album

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

5.0 x 4.0 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impress

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

no inscriptions

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

none

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

none

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

15771

Accession number

96.592.35

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1995/96 (1996-06-26)

Provenance

The album was assembled by Robert Henderson Croll (1869-1947), writer, biorgrapher, art historian. (see ADB, vol.8, pp154-5). The Croll estate was sold by the book dealer Kenneth Hince (Melbourne) and Malvern Fine Art Gallery Melbourne. The album was acquired by Roger Butler from Malvern Fine Art Gallery prior to 1981. Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Roger Butler, Canberra, June 1996.

Credit line

Gift of Roger Butler 1996

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Jordan, Allan. | (1898–1982) Australian | Male | artist