The moderne pyramid.

Primary Artist

Bim Hilder (1909–1990)

Title

The moderne pyramid.

Other titles

Hyde Park, war memorial under construction. The modern pyramid.

Date made

1928 – c.1930

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

27.5 x 22.1 cm (printed image)

Support

buff textured paper

Support size

36.2 x 29.6 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

2/60

Edition information

edition of 60

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below image, in black pencil, 'Bim Hilder'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Moderne Pyramid'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Hyde Park, war memorial under construction'. Inscribed with edition details lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '2/60'.

Subject description

Depicts the construction of the Anzac War Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney. The building was completed in 1934 as a memorial to the achievement of the Australian Imperial Forces. Designed by C. Bruce Dellit, the Memorial is a concrete structure clad in stone with sculptures by Raynor Hoff. [Lebovic, 2006]

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

159083

Accession number

2006.945

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 2, 2006/2007 (2006-10-24)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, October 2006; From the catalogue, 'Australasian art - 20th century: Collectors list 118', Sydney: Josef Lebovic Gallery, 2006, cat. no., 96', (illustrated).

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2006

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Hilder, Bim. | (1909–1990) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013