Title

Stars in the river: The prints of Jessie Traill.

Venues

National Gallery Of Australia (16 February 2013 – 23 June 2013)

Museums And Art Gallery Of The Northern Territory. (6 December 2014 – 1 February 2015)

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery (20 February 2015 – 10 May 2015)

Tweed River Regional Art Gallery. (19 June 2015 – 2 August 2015)

Western Plains Cultural Centre. (15 August 2015 – 11 October 2015)

Geelong Art Gallery. (28 November 2015 – 14 February 2016)

Date

(2013 – 2016)

Summary

Single-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (ACT). Prints.

Curator

Butler, Roger.

Web address

https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/stars-in-the-river…

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

This exhibition celebrates one of Australia's most important printmakers of the early 20th century, Jessie Traill. Embracing the medium of etching in the early 1900s, Traill forged a radical path for printmaking in Australia through the duality of her vision. From sublime aquatints of the natural landscape to her major series documenting the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the prints of Jessie Traill combine poetic sensitivity with an unerring eye for line and form. Her large, bold and dramatic compositions are recognised as vital to the evolution of postwar modernism. [National Gallery of Australia media, 2013].

Last Updated

05 Nov 2024