Lyre bird feeding
Primary Artist
Murray Griffin (1903–1992)
Title
Reference
Bunbury (1998), 43
Date made
1935
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from multiple blocks
Matrix size
16.6 x 43.2 cm (printed image)
Support
cream lithographic wove paper
Support size
24.2 x 44.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
4/17
Edition information
edition of 17
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated in block lower left corner, '...1935 V/M/G' initials in monogram. Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Murray Griffin 35-'. Inscribed in block lower left corner, 'LYRE/BIRD/FEEDING/...'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '4/17'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, ' 'Lyre Bird Feeding' '.
Subject description
Native Australian fauna: single male lyrebird feeding (probably superb lyrebird, menura novaehollandiae) emerging from rainforest foliage.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
39128
Accession number
76.722.33
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1976/77 (1976-10-12)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, 12 October 1976, part of a group of 65 prints by various artists.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Griffin, Murray. | (1903–1992) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013