The barbaric property wall.
Primary Artist
Frederick Coventry (1905–1997)
Title
Date made
1929 – 1929-30
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
15.1 x 15.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid paper
Support size
21.6 x 24.9 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: lower edge, 'Do (illegible) H M'.
State
published state
Impression
6/50
Edition information
edition of 50, not completed
Production notes
The artist notes: 'A few impressions only were printed and the plates were lost in the blitz on London in 1940'. [Artist to NGA, file 77/721, folio 16].
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'F H Coventry'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Barbaric Property Wall'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '6/50'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
146183
Accession number
90.1693
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1990/91 (1990-12-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the artist, London, 1990.
Credit line
Purchased 1990
Country of context
Aotearoa New Zealand
Notes
The artist notes in a letter on file 77/721 the wall was "London near Victoria". "A few impressions only were printed and the plates were lost in the blitz on London in 1940". The artist, in a leter on file 77/721 folio 16.
Creators
Coventry, Frederick. | (1905–1997) Aotearoa New Zealander | Australian | Male | artist