Primary Artist

Dorrit Black (1891–1951)

Title

The eruption.

Date made

1927 – c.1929

Reference

North (1979), L4; Coppel (1995), DB6

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from four blocks (black, blue, green, red)

Matrix size

25.4 x 18.7 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 50

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Grosvenor school linocuts

Subject description

Townscape of lava flowing from Mount Etna towards the town of Mascali, Sicily, Italy.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

39065

Creators

Black, Dorrit. | (1891–1951) Australian | Female | artist