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Title

R.A.A.F. Pier, Point Cook

1946

Artist

Alan Sumner

Australia

10 Nov 1911 – 20 Oct 1994

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  • Details

    Other Title
    R.A.A.F. Pier Point cook
    Place where the work was made
    Collingwood → Melbourne → Victoria → Australia
    Date
    1946
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    screenprint, printed in colour from 17 stencils
    Dimensions
    36.8 x 45.2 cm image
    Credit
    Purchased 1946
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    7697
    Artist information
    Alan Sumner

    Works in the collection

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  • About

    "During the war we were required to make certain records of the R.A.A.F. Station at Pt Cook. I made a special drawing and sketch of the pier at the time. A copy of this print was retained for the Australian War Memorial at Canberra.
    I had begun to use translucent and transparent paint at this stage. By adding certain particular oils and varnishes to the colours I could achieve this.
    This was one of the first prints to show transparencies and translucencies together".

    Alan Sumner quoted in Roger Butler, 'Alan Sumner screenprints: A catalogue Raisonné', Eastgate Gallery, Melbourne, 1993

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Collingwood

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

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