Carinthia.

Primary Artist

Frederick Coventry (1905–1997)

Title

Carinthia.

Date made

1929 – 1929-30

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013