The River.
Primary Artist
Gayfield Shaw (1885–1961)
Title
Source
Album of original art works assembled by R H Croll
Page or Plate number
p.13, top
Date made
1936
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Album
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in brown ink , from one plate
Matrix size
7.8 x 12.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
paper
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Gayfield Shaw'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The River'. Inscribed in black pencil, 'To R.H.Croll Esq / from Gayfield Shaw/ Xmas 1936'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
15753
Accession number
96.592.17
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
Shaw, Gayfield. | (1885–1961) Australian | Male | artist