The eruption.
Primary Artist
Dorrit Black (1891–1951)
Title
Reference
North (1979), L4; Coppel (1995), DB6
Date made
1927 – c.1929
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from four blocks (black, blue, green, red)
Matrix size
25.4 x 18.7 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream oriental laid paper
Support size
28.8 x 20.4 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
11/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right on image in black pencil, 'DB'. Not dated. Titled upper right above printed image in black pencil, 'The Eruption'. Inscribed upper right above printed image in black pencil, '11/50'.
Subject description
Townscape of lava flowing from Mount Etna towards the town of Mascali, Sicily, Italy.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
39065
Accession number
76.722.1
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1976/77 (1976-10-12)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, 12 October 1976, part of a group of 65 prints by various artists.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Grosvenor school linocuts
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Black, Dorrit. | (1891–1951) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013