On the rocks.

Primary Artist

Dorrit Black (1891–1951)

Title

On the rocks.

Date made

1935

Reference

North (1979), L24; Coppel (1995), DB26

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from five blocks (yellow ochre, orange, crimson, light grey, cobalt blue)

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower right within image, 'DB'.

Matrix size

19.7 x 31.6 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 50

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Grosvenor school linocuts

Subject description

Recreational scene of women and children bathing in a rock pool, possibly at Worth Matravers, Dorset, England.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

42371

Creators

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

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 76.1224

Impression

proof

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