Primary Artist

Victor Cobb (1876–1945)

Title

Nerangie Mundowie (Pretty Foot) Australian Native.

Date made

1937

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature and date lower right within image, 'Victor Cobb 1937'. Printed title upper right within image, 'Nerangie Mundowie / (Pretty Foot) Australian Native / The sadness of a dying race.'

Matrix size

29.8 x 22.7 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition of 85

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Subject description

Portrait of a young Aboriginal woman, Nerangie Mundowie.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

33621

Creators

Cobb, Victor. | (1876–1945) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025