Primary Artist

Noel Counihan (1913–1986)

Title

Albert Namatjira.

Date made

1959 – 1959, after

Place made

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

Reference

Smith (1981), 51 after

Category

Print

Print type

stencil

Technique

screenprint, printed in black ink, from one screen from original linocut

Text printed from matrix

[text below image to be added]

Matrix size

41.4 x 18.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print-run unknown

Production notes

A photo-screenprint, in reduced format, from the 2nd state of the original linocut of 1959. The printer of this work is not recorded but may have been Norman O'Connor.

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Social Realism

Subject description

Allegorical portrait of the Aboriginal artist, Albert Namatjira, dying on a cross, with the city and church spires at the base.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

90192

Creators

Counihan, Noel. | (1913–1986) Australian | Male | print after

Last Updated

21 Nov 2025