Black swans.

Artist: Black, Dorrit. | Title: Black swans. | Date: 1937 | Technique: linocut, printed in colour, from five blocks (red, pink, green, blue-grey and black)
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Primary Artist

Dorrit Black (1891–1951)

Title

Black swans.

Date made

1937

Place made

Tarntanya / Adelaide, South Australia, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from five blocks (red, pink, green, blue-grey and black)

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left within image, 'DB [in monogram]'.

Matrix size

23.5 x 32.1 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 50

Production notes

The Art Gallery of South Australia purchase an impression of this print in 1937.

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Grosvenor school linocuts

Legacy id

137999

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Black, Dorrit. | Title: Black swans. | Date: 1937 | Technique: linocut, printed in colour, from five blocks (red, pink, green, blue-grey and black)
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2005.7

State

published state

Impression

18/50

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