Golden owls
Primary Artist
Murray Griffin (1903–1992)
Title
Reference
Bunbury (1998), 83
Date made
1951
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
35.4 x 28.2 cm (printed image)
Support
cream Byronic laid paper
Support size
41.8 x 32.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: right side, 'Byronic/ Made in Canada'
State
published state
Impression
18/26
Edition information
edition of 26
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Murray Griffin 51'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '18/26'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'Golden Owls'.
Subject description
Native Australian fauna: two owls (probably grass owls - tyto capensis), one with outstretched wings, standing on amorphous mass.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
81683
Accession number
72.367
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
C.A.A.B. Meeting (1972-09-20)
Provenance
Purchased from Langsam Galleries, Melbourne, 1972.
Credit line
Purchased 1972
Country of context
Australia
Creators
GRIFFIN, Murray | (1903–1992) Australian | Male | artist