Terms and conditions of use
Adventures in paint
1924
Medium
artist's book: 26 watercolours, pen and black and red ink, 168 pages, silk on paper endpapers, black leather cover with gold embossing, stitched binding
Measurements
38.0 × 43.1 cm irreg. (page) 39.4 × 44.8 × 4.4 cm (closed) 39.4 × 87.8 × 2.2 cm (open)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1939
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Montrose, Victoria
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Marshall pp. 613-625
Inscription
embossed in gold on cover c.: BY (monogram)
inscribed in pen and coloured ink on page seven c.: ADVENTURES / IN / PAINT / by BLAMIRE YOUNG / Montrose, Victoria.
inscribed in pen and coloured ink on page 157 c.: The twenty seven original water colours and the text / of this book are the work of Blamire Young: the writing / was done by James S. Forman with the exception of pages / 1.2.3 and portion of page 4 - these were written by the Author / : the book was bound by Margaret Alston and H. Green, who, / together with the calligrapher, are members of The Arts & / Crafts Society of Victoria, and was finished in Melbourne / on the thirty first day of December / Anno Domini / 1924
Accession Number
627-4
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest