The man in black
1925
- Medium
- colour linocut
- Measurements
- 30.8 × 17.8 cm (block) 41.4 × 29.9 cm (sheet)
- Edition
- ed. 2/50
- Inscription
- inscribed in brown in block l.r.: MNW (monogram)
inscribed in pencil l.l.: No. 2-50 proofs .
inscribed in pencil l.r.: M. Napier Waller - - Accession Number
- 1740-5
- Departments
- Australian Prints / Australian Prints & Drawings
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr Eric Thake, 1967
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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Napier Waller was one of the first Australian artists to make and exhibit linocuts. He learned the technique in England while convalescing after the amputation of his right arm. In this poignant self-portrait print, Waller depicts himself with two arms, posing with a cigarette in elegant evening attire. He is standing in front of his mural War in the Melbourne Public Library (now the State Library of Victoria), which he completed in 1928. The mural was recently restored and can be seen above the library’s marble staircase.
