Primary Artist

Eric Thake (1904–1982)

Title

Oceania

Date made

1945

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Text printed from matrix

no printed text.

Matrix size

38.4 x 21.0 cm (printed image)

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

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

44385

Creators

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

Last Updated

01 Nov 2026