The owl
Primary Artist
Murray Griffin (1903–1992)
Title
Reference
Bunbury (1998), 105
Date made
1966
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from multiple blocks
Matrix size
45.8 x 34.6 cm (printed image)
Support
shiny wove paper
Support size
51.0 x 37.9 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
4/31
Edition information
edition of 31
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right corner in black pencil, 'Murray Griffin'. Not dated. Titled lower centre edge in black pencil, ' 'The Owl' '. Inscribed lower left corner in black pencil, '4/31'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower left corner in black pencil, '7532C'.
Subject description
Native Australian fauna: single masked owl (tyto novaehollandiae) standing on branch with knotted tree trunk behind.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
44560
Accession number
67.12
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
C.A.A.B. Meeting (1967-01-31)
Provenance
Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from Crossley Gallery, Melbourne, 31 January 1967.
Credit line
Purchased 1967
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Inscribed reverse l.l.c., pencil "7532C".
Creators
GRIFFIN, Murray | (1903–1992) Australian | Male | artist