The Journey No. 5
Primary Artist
Murray Griffin (1903–1992)
Title
Reference
Bunbury (1998), 126
Date made
1969
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from multiple blocks
Matrix size
45.9 x 34.7 cm (printed image)
Support
cream laid Bryonic paper
Support size
48.4 x 38.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: right edge, '...SMITH TEXT [encircled logo] MADE IN CANADA Byronic...'
State
published state
Impression
15/20
Edition information
edition of 20
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right (below image) black biro pen 'Murray Griffin'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below printed image in pencil'16/20'. Titled l.c. (below image) black biro pen ''The Journey No.5.''.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
126844
Accession number
2003.55
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 5, 2002/2003 (26 March 2003)
Provenance
The artist untill his death in 1991. By descent to Nicholas Griffin, the artist's son, Melbourne, 1991. Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Eastgate Gallery, Melbourne, 2003.
Credit line
Purchased with assistance from the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2003
Country of context
Australia
Creators
GRIFFIN, Murray | (1903–1992) Australian | Male | artist