Waltzing Matilda
Primary Artist
Murray Griffin (1903–1992)
Title
Reference
Bunbury (1998), 102
Date made
1950 – c.1952-1958
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
35.5 x 27.7 cm (printed image)
Support
cream Byronic laid paper
Support size
39.3 x 32.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: right edge, '...SMITH TEXT (encircled logo) MADE IN CANADA Byronic...', in reverse
State
published state
Impression
18/28
Edition information
edition of 28
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below image in pencil, 'Murray Griffin'. Not dated. Inscibed lower left below printed image in pencil, '18/28'. Titled l.c. (below image) pencil 'Waltzing Matilda'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
126855
Accession number
2003.66
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