Christmas bells

Primary Artist

Florence Higgs (1918–2006)

Title

Christmas bells

Date made

1954 – (1954)

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from five blocks

Matrix size

22.8 x 11.4 cm (printed image)

Support

thin cream wove paper

Support size

31.5 x 17.0 cm (sheet (irregular))

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition of 30

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Flower rightnce M. Higgs'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Christmas Bells'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso, lower right in black pencil, 'Higgs 16' [16 encircled].

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

40925

Accession number

86.191

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

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Colourway variation on Acc. No. 1986.192

Creators

Higgs, Florence. | (1918–2006) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013