Primary Artist

Arthur Boyd (1920–1999)

Title

not titled [man, horse with crutch and dog].

Date made

1953 – about 1953

Place made

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate

Text printed from matrix

no printed text

Matrix size

30.0 x 30.1 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

Support size

34.6 x 35.0 cm (sheet)

State

not published

Impression

undesignated proof impression

Edition information

no edition; proof impressions only

Production notes

Printed at the print workshop at Melbourne Technical College in 1953. Prints by Charles Blackman and Ken Whisson produced at the workshop have a very similar look.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

no inscriptions

Subject description

A man with flowers in his hair, walks beside his horse which holds a rifle. The figure is accompanied by his dog. There is a butterfly in the sky.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

110197

Accession number

81.161

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 5, 1980/81 (9 February 1981)

Provenance

Gift of James Mollison to the NGA, February 1981.

Credit line

Gift of James Mollison, 1981.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

BOYD, Arthur | (1920–1999) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

09 Dec 2023