The house by the moon
Primary Artist
Harry Rosengrave (1899–1986)
Title
Date made
1954
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, RMIT View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from five blocks
Matrix size
32.2 x 32.2 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream wove lithographic paper
Support size
41.0 x 35.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
10/30
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below composition in black pencil, 'H Rosengrave 1954'. Inscribed lower left below composition in black pencil, 'The House by the Moon'. Inscribed lower centre below composition in black pencil, '10/30'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso, lower right in black pencil, 'Rosengrave 13'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
41040
Accession number
86.221
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)
Provenance
Collection of the artist Harry Rosengrave (1899-1986), Melbourne. Purchased by the ANG from his family through Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, February 1986.
Credit line
Purchased 1986
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Block paper 4 cm x 2 cm approx glued u.c. edge, verso. Exhibited in "Thirty-Six Prints by Twelve Melbourne Artists" in May 1955 at Peter Bray Gallery, Melbourne. Cat No. 33 "The House by the Moon ... colour lino-cut".
Creators
ROSENGRAVE, Harry | (1899–1986) Australian | Male | printer
ROSENGRAVE, Harry | (1899–1986) Australian | Male | artist