SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992) First Class Maskman photolithograph, ed. A/P 55 x 80.5cm

SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992)
First Class Maskman
photolithograph, ed. A/P
signed lower right: nolan
editioned lower left
55 x 80.5cm

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Melbourne

OTHER NOTES:
'First-Class Marksman' shows the isolated figure of infamous bushranger Ned Kelly in the solid black armour that is Nolan's most inventive pictorial device, its flat abstracted shape incongruously placed against a landscape of lyrical delicacy. The title refers to an incident which took place in Victoria's Wombat Ranges, when Kelly and his gang were practising their marksmanship, firing hundreds of rounds at surrounding trees from a bullet-proof hide-out.

© The Trustees of the Sidney Nolan Trust/DACS. Copyright Agency

Provenance: Private collection, Melbourne Dimensions: 55 x 80.5cm Artist Name: SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992) Medium: photolithograph, ed. A/P Notes: 'First-Class Marksman' shows the isolated figure of infamous bushranger Ned Kelly in the solid black armour that is Nolan's most inventive pictorial device, its flat abstracted shape incongruously placed against a landscape of lyrical delicacy. The title refers to an incident which took place in Victoria's Wombat Ranges, when Kelly and his gang were practising their marksmanship, firing hundreds of rounds at surrounding trees from a bullet-proof hide-out.

© The Trustees of the Sidney Nolan Trust/DACS. Copyright Agency