Man's head (My father)
(1929)
Medium
linocut
Measurements
19.2 × 13.4 cm (block) 24.3 × 16.5 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Murray Griffin and family, in memory of his grandfather Murray Griffin, through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program, 2024
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Printing/Publishing
printed by the artist
Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Man’s Head / (My father)
inscribed in pencil l.c.r.: Murray Griffin
Accession Number
2024.76
Departments
Australian Prints / Australian Prints & Drawings
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