Kookaburra
Robert PRENZEL: artist
Prenzel was a leading furniture maker and wood-carver in Melbourne. His work expressed the character of Australian flora, fauna and native woods, capitalising on the nationalist sentiments around the period of Australian Federation in 1901. Prenzel introduced elements of the European Art Nouveau style, with its emphasis on the expression of nature, inot works such as this lively Australian kookaburra figure.
Title
Kookaburra
Artist/Maker and role
Robert PRENZEL: artist
Date
1913
Medium
carved Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans)
Measurements
73 x 52 x 11.5 cm
Credit line
Gift of Mr Roye England, 1988
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1988/0196