The wise men

Primary Artist

Hall Thorpe (1874–1947)

Title

The wise men

Reference

King (1980), 34

Date made

1923 – c.1925

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in colour, from multiple blocks

Matrix size

20.5 x 19.3 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

Support size

30.0 x 27.9 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Hall Thorpe'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Wise Men'.

Subject description

Christmas scene of three wise men on camels following star towards Bethlehem.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

104066

Accession number

77.65.35

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 8, 1976/77 (1977-03-10)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street, Sydney, 10 March 1977.

Credit line

Purchased 1977

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Thorpe, Hall. | (1874–1947) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013