Kong Mong's doorway
Primary Artist
John Shirlow (1869–1936)
Title
Date made
1921
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
23.8 x 6.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin cream laid 'Whatman' paper
Support size
29.5 x 15.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: 'J WHATMAN'
State
published state
Impression
17/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower left in plate, 'SHIRLOW 1921'. Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'John Shirlow'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '17/50'
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
59714
Accession number
79.1877
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 1, 1979/80 (1979-08-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, August 1979; Part of a group of 36 prints by various Australian artists.
Credit line
Purchased 1979
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Shirlow, John. | (1869–1936) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013