Wahlo desert soak

Primary Artist

Kevin Gilbert (1933–1993)

Title

Wahlo desert soak

Other titles

Rainbow serpent legend

Date made

1968

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Long Bay Jail View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from two blocks

Matrix size

40.6 x 32.0 cm (printed image)

Support

cream cotton fabric mounted, top and bottom with painted strips of timber

Support size

45.2 x 34.6 cm (sheet)

Impression

Unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right in blue ballpoint pen, 'Kev J Gilbert (illeg)/8/68'. Inscribed lower centre in blue ballpoint pen, 'Wahlo Desert Soak'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Label upper right, timber slat, in pen and ink, ' 'Rainbow Serpent Legend/ by Kevin J. Gilbert/ $15.00'. Label lower right, timber slat, in pen and ink, '399'. Label (tied to hanging cord) in black ballpoint pen, 'KGB/7/$6.60'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

10438

Accession number

96.1039

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 3, 1996/97 (1996-12-09)

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1996

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Gilbert, Kevin. | (1933–1993) Aboriginal Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013