Carpet snake

Primary Artist

Lesbia Thorpe (1919–2009)

Title

Carpet snake

Date made

1991

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

26.4 x 22.8 cm (printed image)

Support

white wove paper

Support size

37.8 x 28.2 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

1/6

Edition information

edition of 6

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Titled and inscribed with edition details lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Carpet Snake 1/6'. Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'LESBIA THORPE 1991'. Stamped lower right below printed image in red ink, '[cat head].

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

171382

Accession number

2007.1337

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 2, 2007/2008 (2007-10-30)

Provenance

Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from the artist, Queensland, October 2007.

Credit line

Gift of the artist, 2007

Creators

Thorpe, Lesbia. | (1919–2009) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013