The Dead Christ
Primary Artist
William Gleeson (1927–1999)
Title
Date made
1955
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from four blocks
Matrix size
43.2 x 24.2 cm (printed image)
Support
thick cream wove paper
Support size
52.0 x 32.4 cm (sheet (irregular))
State
published state
Impression
1/20
Edition information
edition of 20
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below image, black pen, 'William Gleeson '55'. Inscribed lower centre below image, in black pen, 'The Dead Christ'. Inscribed lower left below image, in black pen, '1/20'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso, lower right in black pencil, 'Gleeson 3' [3 encircled].
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
40879
Accession number
86.168
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)
Provenance
Collection of the artist Harry Rosengrave (1899-1896), Melbourne. Purchased by the ANG from his family through Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, February 1986.
Credit line
Purchased 1986
Copyright
This work appears on screen courtesy of the artist
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Same block as Acc. No. 1986.167. Exhibited in "Thirty-Six Prints by Twelve Melbourne Artists" at Peter Bray Gallery, Melbourne in May 1955. Cat. No. 16 "The Dead Christ ... Colour Lino-cut ...".
Creators
Gleeson, William. | (1927–1999) Australian | Male | artist