Blue Parrots
Primary Artist
Murray Griffin (1903–1992)
Title
Reference
Bunbury (1998), 96
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
17.8 x 35.3 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
30.4 x 38.4 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
18/23
Edition information
edition of 23
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Murray Griffin'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'Blue Parrots'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '18/23'.
Subject description
Native Australian fauna: two Northern rosellas on a gum branch.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
46248
Accession number
63.73
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
C.A.A.B. Meeting (1963-11-18)
Provenance
Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.], from the artist, Melbourne, November 1963.
Credit line
Purchased 1963
Country of context
Australia
Creators
GRIFFIN, Murray | (1903–1992) Australian | Male | artist