The owl

Artist: Griffin, Murray. | Title: The owl | Date: 1966 (documentation) | Technique: linocut, printed in colour inks, from multiple blocks
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Primary Artist

Murray Griffin (1903–1992)

Title

The owl

Reference

Bunbury (1998), 105

Date made

1966 (documentation)

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour inks, from multiple blocks

Text printed from matrix

no printed text.

Matrix size

45.8 x 34.6 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 31

Subject description

Native Australian fauna: single masked owl (tyto novaehollandiae) standing on branch with knotted tree trunk behind.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

81687

Creators

Griffin, Murray. | (1903–1992) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

30 Aug 2026

Impressions

Artist: Griffin, Murray. | Title: The owl | Date: 1966 (documentation) | Technique: linocut, printed in colour inks, from multiple blocks
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 72.369

State

published state

Impression

14/31

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Artist: Griffin, Murray. | Title: The owl | Date: 1966 (documentation) | Technique: linocut, printed in colour, from multiple blocks
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 67.12

State

published state

Impression

4/31

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Collection

Newcastle Region Art Gallery | 1968.2

State

published state

Impression

7/13 [sic]

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