Primary Artist

Murray Griffin (1903–1992)

Title

Enchanted wood

Other titles

Trees

Reference

Bunbury (1998), 4

Date made

1927 – c.1929

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

17.0 x 22.0 cm (printed image)

Support

white unsized paper; (verso) ruled lines with margin

Support size

20.4 x 25.8 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

impression not designated

Edition information

edition of 12

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Murray Griffin'. Not dated. Titled lower centre (below image) black pencil, ''Trees''.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

126835

Accession number

2003.47

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 5, 2002/2003 (2003-03-26)

Provenance

The artist untill his death in 1991. By descent to Nicholas Griffin, the artist's son, Melbourne, 1991. Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Eastgate Gallery, Melbourne, 2003.

Credit line

Purchased with assistance from the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2003

Country of context

Australia

Creators

GRIFFIN, Murray | (1903–1992) Australian | Male | artist