Old houses, Rabat, Malta.
Primary Artist
Lesbia Thorpe (1919–2009)
Title
Date made
1955 – c.1956
Place made
Australia, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from two blocks
Matrix size
22.2 x 26.5 cm (printed image)
Support
Japanese paper
Support size
25.6 x 30.8 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
1/3
Edition information
edition of 3
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'LESBIA THORPE'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'OLD HOUSES RABAT. MALTA'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '1/3'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
59674
Accession number
79.1864
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 1, 1979/80 (1979-08-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, August 1979; Part of a group of 36 prints by various Australian artists.
Credit line
Purchased 1979
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Thorpe, Lesbia. | (1919–2009) Australian | Female | artist