Lot 92

Private collection, Melbourne
Thence by descent

Exhibition of Oil Paintings and Watercolours, Fine Art Society's Gallery, Melbourne, 2 - 14 November 1923, cat. no. 49 (another example)
Sunshine and Shadow: The Complete Prints of A.B. Webb, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 1 June - 25 July 1990 (another example)

Other examples of this print are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; and Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.

Archibald Bertram Webb was a British-born Australian artist renowned for his woodcut prints depicting the Australian landscape. Influenced by Japanese woodcut traditions and the Arts and Crafts movement, Webb combined delicate linework with subtle tonal gradations to evoke atmosphere and solitude. Preferring persimmon wood but experimenting with local hardwoods, he produced works such as 'The Fisherman, Nocturne', capturing the quiet beauty of the natural world. Webb exhibited widely in Australia and Britain, contributing significantly to the development of Australian printmaking.