Eric Thake's Christmas card 1951. The plume hunter.
Primary Artist
Eric Thake (1904–1982)
Title
Eric Thake's Christmas card 1951. The plume hunter.
Date made
1951
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
20.4 x 14.7 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
Support size
20.8 x 14.6 cm (sheet, folded in half)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
1st edition of 40, published by Thake 1951;
2nd edition of unknown number printed as greeting card;
3rd edition of 150, printed by William Caulfield & Sons, published by the Print Council of Australia, 1966
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed and dated lower right below image in black pencil, 'Eric Thake 1951'.
titled lower centre below image in black pencil, 'The Plume Hunter'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
44307
Accession number
73.257.11
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Acquisitions Committee, Sydney, Meeting 2 (1973-03-08)
Provenance
Purchased by the Acquisitions Committee (Australian National Gallery), from the artist 1973.
Credit line
Purchased 1973
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Thake, Eric. | (1904–1982) Australian | Male | artist
PRINT COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA | (1966–) Australian | Organisation | publisher
WILLIAM CAULFIELD & SONS. | | printer
Last Updated
03 Jul 2026