Blue city

Artist: Stein, Guenter. | Title: Blue city | Date: 1955 | Technique: linocut, printed in colour, from two blocks | Copyright: © Bill Stevens (name changed by deed poll in 1958)
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Primary Artist

Guenter Stein (1928–)

Title

Blue city

Date made

1955

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 two blocks

Matrix size

54.6 x 37.8 cm (printed image)

Support

thin cream wove lithographic paper

Support size

76.2 x 50.8 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

7/15

Edition information

edition of 15

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Guenter Stein 55'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Blue City'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '7/15'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

4963

Accession number

95.437

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1994/95 (1995-06-28)

Provenance

Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Roger Butler, Canberra, 1995.

Credit line

Gift of Roger Butler 1995

Copyright

© Bill Stevens (name changed by deed poll in 1958)

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Cold War 1947–1991

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Water stain across upper edge. Tears on edges.

Creators

Stein, Guenter. | (1928–) Australian | German | Male | artist