Animals
White Goats
1925. Wood engraving, signed, titled and annotated “100” in pencil in lower margin, 15.5 x 15cm. Tape, minor foxing and paper loss to margins. Ref: Mendelssohn, p153. More
The Hornbill
1932. Wood engraving, signed in block lower centre, signed, titled (twice) and annotated “100” in pencil in lower margin, 13.8 x 13.9cm. Slight perforations to image centre left, minor crinkles. Laid down on acid-free tissue. Ref: Mendelssohn #79. Held in NGV, AGNSW and NGA with “1931” date. More
The Fisher
1889. Etching, signed and dated in plate lower right, 12 x 16.2cm. Minor soiling and old mount burn to margins. Held in NGA. Livingston York Yourtee “Hop” Hopkins was an American illustrator who became a major Australian cartoonist, working for The Bulletin during the time of the Federation of Australia..... More
Perruche À Collier Jaune, Mâle and Perruche À Tête Pourpre, Mâle [Australian Parrots]
1830. Pair of engravings, text including plate number, artist and title in each plate above and below image, 40.9 x 26.7cm (approx. each). Minor foxing and crinkles, stains to edges of margins, slight rubbing to lower portion of image. Text in each plate includes “Voyage de l’Astrolabe – Zoologie. Oiseaux..... More
Cockatoos
c1923. Woodcut, initialled “P.” in block lower left, titled, annotated “25-11” and signed in pencil in lower margin, 7.1 x 7.5cm. Repaired tears and missing portions to margins. Verso is a trimmed partial image of the woodcut Emus. Both woodcuts were illustrated in Art in Australia, 3rd series, no. 4..... More
Chestnut Teal [Duck]
c1969. Colour linocut, editioned 5/30, titled and signed in ink in lower margin, 34.5 x 45.7cm. Slight stains and paper and glue remnants to upper margin. Image held in the National Gallery of Australia. Born in Melbourne, Vaughan Murray Griffin “studied drawing and painting at the National Gallery School, Melbourne..... More
The Kangaroo
1790. Etching, signed “P. Mazell sculp.”, date and title in plate lower right, above and below image, 17.5 x 11.7cm. Minor discolouration, trimmed left plate mark, ragged edge from publication. Text includes “Literary Magazine and British Review. Drawn from the animal in the possession of Mr Stockdale, Piccadilly. Published as..... More
Dingo
1924. As issued, letterpress book with French binding (unbound), original boards with partial paper wrappers, and slip case, containing 55 original etchings, some monogrammed in plate, number “265” from an edition of 350 on justification page, title page in French includes author “Octave Mirbeau” and publisher with date “Ambroise Vollard..... More
Rooster And Hens
c1930s. Wood engraving, erroneously attributed to “Douglas Robert Dundas by his son Kerry Dundas” in pencil verso, 7.7 x 10.3cm. Slight foxing and creases to margins. Provenance: Kerry Dundas. Held in AGNSW; NGA. Reginald Cecil Grahame (Rah) Fizelle is known for his influential role in the development of Modernism in..... More
Hope [Giraffe]
2007. Colour lithograph, editioned 6/10, signed and dated in pencil and blind stamped on image lower left to right, 55 x 37cm. Accompanying artist’s notes read “Hope is a 23 year old blind giraffe at the Taronga Zoo, Sydney, who is able to find her own way around her enclosure..... More
The Fish Story
c1930s. Etching, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 15 x 16.5cm. Old mount burn. Laid down on acid-free paper. More
Gentlemen Of Consequence
c1930s. Etching, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 12.3 x 19.7cm. Minor foxing, old mount burn. More
Australian Pets [Magpie And Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo]
1876. Colour wood engraving with letterpress, signed in block lower left, 52.5 x 40.7cm. Old folds, slight stains, uneven margins. Linen-backed. Text reads “Supplement to The Illustrated Australian News, December 1876.” Image includes a cage with two budgerigars. Held in NLA, NGV. More
Three Kookaburras
1929. Etching, editioned 31/85, titled, signed and dated in pencil, 24.6 x 14.7cm. Old mount burn. More
The Lotus Eaters [Cats]
1930. Woodcut, signed in block upper right, titled, editioned 63/75, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 12.6 x 15.1cm. Retouching to four block joins. London-born cartoonist, illustrator and printmaker Will Mahony was the son of Australian artist Frank P. Mahony. More
The Last Of The Drove
1878/1880. Colour lithograph, signed and dated in image with printer’s line and “The Art Union of Victoria” blindstamp lower right, 50.1 x 72.5cm. Repaired tears and perforations to image centre, upper left and edge, minor creases and scuffing. Printer’s line reads “Sands & McDougall Chromo Lithographers, Melbourne.” Held in NGV;..... More
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The Black Swan
1792. Hand-coloured etching, date in plate above and below image, 15.9 x 10.7cm. Minor discolouration, ragged edge from publication. Text reads “108. London. Published July 1st, 1792, by F.P. Nodder & Co., No. 15 Brewer Street.” Accompanying letterpress in English and Latin includes “[The Black Swan] is a native of..... More
[Parrots]
c1930s. Colour woodcut, initialled in block lower left, 20.1 x 22.8cm. Artist, printmaker and teacher Jordan is best known for his bookplates and woodcuts. His work is held in numerous Australian institutions, including the National Library, National Gallery of Art, Hamilton Art Gallery and Benalla Art Gallery. More
Godfrey Up A Gum Tree
1986. Colour linocut, editioned 10/40, titled, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 37.5 x 25cm. Artist’s work is represented in the NGA. Printmaker Angela Newberry, a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, has practised exclusively as a printmaker since 1984, sharing her time between Australia..... More
Spring Morning
1952. Colour lithograph, editioned 5/25 and signed in pencil upper left to right, 42.5 x 32cm. Held in NGV. More