Poison fish series
Primary Artist
Bevan Hayward Pooaraar (1939–2004)
Title
Date made
1987
Place made
Australia, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
41.2 x 37.3 cm (printed image)
Support
wove paper
Support size
76.2 x 56.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
22/30
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Pooaraar 1987'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, ' 'Poison Fish Series' '. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '22/30'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
78397
Accession number
88.406
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 9, 1987/88 (1988-04-14)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from The Print Council of Australia, Melbourne, April 1988.
Credit line
Purchased 1988
Subject category
Australia, Animal: Fish
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Hayward Pooaraar, Bevan. | (1939–2004) Aboriginal Australian | Male | artist