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Title

Friday night at Kookaburra's

2003

Artist

Peter Kingston

Australia

08 May 1943 – 29 Sep 2022

  • Details

    Date
    2003
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    colour linocut printed in blue and black inks, hand-coloured in yellow and white gouache on cream laid tissue
    Edition
    Unnumbered
    Dimensions
    30.4 x 30.3 cm blockmark (irreg.); 47.1 x 31.8 cm sheet
    Signature & date

    Signed and dated l.r. beneath blockmark, pencil "Peter Kingston 03".
    Signed within block to print l.r. corner, black ink "PK".

    Credit
    Gift of the artist 2004
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    296.2004
    Copyright
    © Estate of Peter Kingston

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    Works in the collection

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  • About

    This linocut is directly inspired by Japanese woodblock prints, in which Peter Kingston has a keen interest, particularly since he saw the Hiroshige prints in the NGA's 2001 exhibition 'Monet and Japan'.

    © Australian Art Department, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2004

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 2 exhibitions

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 2 publications

    • Jill Sykes, Look, 'Tale of two artists: a dance of fantasy and reality', pg. 18-20, Sydney, Oct 2006, 20 (colour illus.).

    • Gavin Wilson, Harbourlife, 'harbourlife', pg. 7-32, Sydney, 2007, 57, 26, 26 (colour illus.).

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