Tycoon.

Primary Artist

Noel Counihan (1913–1986)

Title

Tycoon.

Reference

Smith (1981), 1, i/ii

Date made

1931

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Caulfield View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

19.7 x 18.0 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

35.3 x 30.2 cm (sheet (deckle-edged))

State

1st state of 2

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

1st state, no edition. Impressions printed by James Flett between 1931 and 1978. 2nd state edition of 100 printed by James Walker 1981

Subject description

Caricature of a fat tycoon smoking a cigar.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

89797

Accession number

83.38

Accession method

Director's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 8, 1982/83 (1983-03-07)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, 1983.

Credit line

Purchased 1983

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Social Realism

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Flett, James. | (1906–1986) Australian | Male | printer

Counihan, Noel. | (1913–1986) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013