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
thin white Japanese style paper
Support size
30.9 x 23.1 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
13/40
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 lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Eric Thake'.
not dated.
titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Plume Hunter'.
inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, '13/40'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
81333
Accession number
72.217
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
C.A.A.B. Meeting (1972-08-16)
Provenance
Purchased from Langsam Galleries, Melbourne, 1972.
Credit line
Purchased 1972
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