Young Australia
1926. Drypoint, editioned 14/85, titled, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 23.8 x 27.5cm. Slight insect damage, old mount burn. Held in National Gallery of Australia. More
1926. Drypoint, editioned 14/85, titled, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 23.8 x 27.5cm. Slight insect damage, old mount burn. Held in National Gallery of Australia. More
1926. Wood engraving, signed and dated in block lower right, editioned 35/50, titled, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 8.9 x 13.2cm. Crinkles overall. More
1926. Colour woodcut, titled and signed in pencil on image lower left to right, text including date in letterpress in lower margin, 48.4 x 32.7cm. Text reads “Published by Hall Thorpe, London. Copyright USA, 1926.” Held in NGA. This image is not normally signed and titled by the artist... More
c1926. Etching, signed in plate lower left and in pencil in lower margin, 18.5 x 12.4cm. Slight stains to image centre. Held in NGA. During his time Benjamin Edwin Minns was considered to be one of Australia’s foremost watercolourists. Born near Dungog, NSW, Minns took lessons in painting and drawing..... More
1927. Etching, titled, editioned 31/75 and signed “E. Warner” in pencil in lower margin, 22.1 x 21.6cm. Minor paper remnants to image upper left and centre, repaired tears to image upper right and to margins, cracks to left platemark, old mount burn. Laid down on acid-free tissue. Held in NGA..... More
1927. Etching, titled, editioned 2/45, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 16.8 x 15.8cm. Minor foxing and rubbing to margins. Born in London, Fred Britton won a scholarship to the Slade School in 1908, and later became a teacher at the South Australian School of Arts and Crafts..... More
1927. Etching, editioned 31/75, titled, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 22.6 x 30.2cm. Missing portions to margins, old mount burn. More
c1927. Aquatint with etching, titled in plate lower right, signed in pencil in lower margin, 25.7 x 18.9cm. Held in the State Library of Tasmania collection. More
c1927. Etching, titled, editioned 34/60 and signed in pencil in lower margin, 25.7 x 16.2cm. Minor foxing and slight creases to lower portion of image and margins. Held in the State Library of Tasmania collection. More
c1890s-1927. Group of five portraits, four inspired by Henry King’s iconic photograph:. (1) Henry King (Aust., 1855-1923). Australian Aborigine, c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, cabinet card format, titled (faint) in negative lower left, photographer’s blind stamp on image lower right, caption in letterpress on backing below image, 14.7 x 9.9cm. Slight..... More
c1926-1927. Etching and aquatint, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 27 x 36.9cm. Image most likely made from studies of the Murray River in South Australia. More
1928. Drypoint, titled, dated and signed in pencil in lower margin, 32.9 x 25.1cm. Slight stains. Framed. More
1928. Drypoint, editioned 9/30, titled, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 19.3 x 15.7cm. Minor surface loss to image and foxing. More
c1928. Etching, titled, signed and editioned 4/50 in pencil in lower margin, 22.7 x 30.2cm. Cracking to plate mark due to excessive impression, repaired tear to upper margin, slight foxing to margins, old mount burn. This image was exhibited in 1928 at the 8th Annual Exhibition of the Australian Painter-Etchers’..... More
1928. Etching with aquatint, editioned 4/50, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 22.5 x 21.5cm. Minor paper remnants to right portion of image, repaired tears and missing portions to margins. Laid down on acid-free paper. Mendelssohn #89. Held in the National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of..... More
1928. Engraving, annotated “epreuve d’artiste (artist’s proof)” and signed in pencil in lower margin, 23.7 x 33.9cm. Paper loss to upper margin, small tear to edge of lower margin, old mount burn. From the suite entitled Atlas, which consisted of seven engravings of the continents, produced in an edition of..... More
1919-1928. Group of 12 pamphlets printed in letterpress with colour lineblock or process screen illustrations, all with dates in text, sizes from 17.2 x 12.2cm to 30.7 x 24.7cm. Some with slight creases or stains. Most are invitations to previews of the spring and summer fashion collections of Melbourne department..... More
c1928. Woodcut, signed “Raokin” in pencil in lower margin, 11 x 13.3cm. Slight foxing overall, old tape remnants, tears and creases to margins. Held in NGA. While living in Malta from 1927 to 1930, Hawkins adopted the name “Raokin” to avoid publicity, which described him as a “wounded artist” in..... More
1928. Woodcut, initialled “P.” in block lower right, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 21.8 x 20.3cm. Minor creases and ink stains to margins. Framed. Ref: Butler #20. Held in AGNSW; NGA; NGV. More
1929. Colour linocut, initialled in block lower left, signed, editioned 23/25 and titled in pencil in lower margin, 21.6 x 18.3cm. Minor paper loss to left edge of image. Portrait of Flett’s grandfather. Illustrated in Butler, A Survey of Australian Relief Prints 1900-1950, p44. Held in Castlemaine Art Gallery. More
c1929. Etching and aquatint, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 20.1 x 24.8cm. Repaired tears to centre and lower left, minor stains to upper portion of image, foxing to margins, slight cracking to lower platemark. Laid down on acid-free tissue. Ref: SLNSW. More
c1929. Drypoint, annotated “A/P. edition 40” and signed in pencil in lower margin, titled in pencil verso, 22.7 x 15.1cm. Minor scuffs to image and foxing to margins. More
c1929. Drypoint, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 15 x 22.7cm. Slight stains to margins. More
1929. Letterpress booklet with process screen illustrations, 15pp, 21.6 x 13.8cm. Minor stains and crinkles overall, foxing, paper loss, tears, creases and old tape to loose cover. Text on title page includes “Hunkin, Ellis & King, Ltd., Printers and Publishers, Pirie Street, Adelaide.” The book cover features a portrait of..... More