THE BENALLA
ART GALLERY
COLLECTION

From:Benalla Art Gallery

Name/TitleBuilding Pretty Valley Dam, Kiewa

About this objectBorn: Berlin, Germany 1900; Lived and worked: London, Middlesex, England 1938 - 1939; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1939; Died: Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia 1985

MakerErnest MARCUSE

Maker Roleartist

Date MadeNot dated

Medium and Materialspaint, pen, pencil and gouache on board

Inscription and MarksRecto:
Signed and titled "BUILDING PRETTY VALLEY DAM / E. MARCUSE KIEWA" in black pen in l.r.c of composition; Not dated

Verso:
Signed "E.H Marcuse" in lead pencil in l.r.c of composition; Titled "Building [torn paper] Valley, D [torn paper]" in lead pencil on torn paper glued to l.r.c of composition; Not dated

Measurements51.0 x 38.0 cm [image]; 38.8 x 51.6 cm [sheet]

Subject and Association DescriptionDrawing; Construction; Dam; Falls Creek; Machines; Workers; Figures; Crane

Named CollectionBenalla Art Gallery Collection

Credit LineDonated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Nerida Marcuse, 2021

Object TypeDrawing

Object number2021.011

Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved