Hunger.
Primary Artist
Noel Counihan (1913–1986)
Title
Source
Lino Cuts Counihan '59, a set of six linocuts. Melbourne: the artist, 1959.
Page or Plate number
no.5
Reference
Smith (1981), 54
Date made
1959
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
51.4 x 36.2 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
61.0 x 44.4 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
26/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below image in pencil, 'Counihan '59'. Inscribed lower left below image in pencil, ' 'Hunger' '. Inscribed lower left below image in pencil, 'To Jim'. Inscribed lower centre below image in pencil, '26/50'.
Subject description
Portrait of a mother distraught by her children's hunger.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
36106
Accession number
74.172
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Acquisitions Committee, Canberra, Meeting 11 (18 April 1974)
Provenance
Purchased from Langsam Galleries, Melbourne, 1974.
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Social Realism
Country of context
Australia
Creators
William Caulfield & Sons. | (1948–) Australian | Organisation | printer
Counihan, Noel. | (1913–1986) Australian | Male | artist