Carinthia.
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 with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
20.2 x 14.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
white laid paper
Support size
27.4 x 21.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: upper right side, illegible
State
published state
Impression
14/50
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'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Carithia'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '14/50'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
146182
Accession number
90.1692
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
A few impressions only were printed and the plates were lost in the blitz on London in 1940. The artist, in a letter on file 77/721 folio 16. The artist notes in a letter on file 77/721. The print was of "Darlinghurst Sydney". He also notes it "is based on my pen drawing of 1928 a view of Darlinghurst, Sydney".
Creators
Coventry, Frederick. | (1905–1997) Aotearoa New Zealander | Australian | Male | artist