Noel Counihan
Noel Counihan
Two Youths, 1984
Noel Counihan (1913-1986)
silkscreen ed. 350
image size 57 x 34 cm; paper size 78 x 57
signed and dated below image
Provenance: Tribune Artwork Fund
Other notes: another impression of this print is in the collection of the State Library of Victoria: SLV Accession: H2003.90/515 and Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery
This image is related to the 1962 linocut Two Youths which is illustrated in Smith, Noel Counihan Prints 1931-1981: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1981, plate 62 and is in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia. Also, another related image, in oil paint, is held in the Art Gallery of Western Australia collection.
$550 (framed)
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In 1984, Noel Counihan, donated a limited edition 350 signed poster size prints to establish a graphics fund to pay young artists to contribute to the Tribune (the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Australia). The print he chose to reproduce was "Two Youths" made in 1962. It depicts the early youth movement with youths wearing sharp, tailored European style suits and longer haircuts..stylishly outpacing the traditional conservative moneyed classes.