Ilme Simmul 'Dixie & Chris' Linocut, 1978

Ilme Simmul (Australia, 1951-)
Title: Dixie & Chris
Linocut on Japanese washi paper, signed in pencil lower right, dated '78. Unframed.

Measurements: (Artwork: 12cm x 10cm) (Paper: 15cm x 13cm)

Condition: Good condition with no evident rips, notable staining or restoration.

Biography: Born in 1951 in Launceston, Tasmania, Ilme Simmul is a leading bibliopegist and print maker. Her prints are predominantly allegorical, the object determining the narrative, the focus being her observation of urban life. Her expressionist oeuvre selects objects that surround her everyday existence, rendering them as details of human nature, more often a portrait of the materialistic hypocrisy seen within our society. Several major galleries hold Simmul's works, including the National Gallery of Australia and the National Gallery of Victoria.