Oceania

Primary Artist

Eric Thake (1904–1982)

Title

Oceania

Date made

1945

Place made

Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

38.4 x 21.0 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

Support size

45.3 x 28.7 cm

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown; 'Approximately 50'

Production notes

The Macquarie Galleries exhibition 'Eric Thake' (1977) note impressions, 'Unnumbered, Approximately 50'.

Subject description

Thake noted that the chair was made from the upswept prow of a canoe. The block for the print was from sketches drawn on Noemfoor Is. Geelvinck Bay. N.W. New Guinea 1945

Collection

Newcastle Region Art Gallery

Accession number

1969.4

Accession method

Purchased

Credit line

Purchased 1968

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Thake, Eric. | (1904–1982) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

31 Oct 2026