Les sylphides.

Primary Artist

Harold Byrne (1899–1966)

Title

Les sylphides.

Source

The spirit of the ballet. Sydney: Fragonard Press, 1937

Date made

1937

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in blue ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

15.2 x 17.6 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thin cream wove paper

Support size

20.6 x 22.7 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

28/30

Edition information

edition of 30, including 20 sets reservered for subscribers

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Harold Byrne'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ''Les sylphides'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '28/30'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

70617

Accession number

80.910.5

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 7, 1979/80 (1980-05-13)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Arts, Melbourne, 1980.

Credit line

Purchased 1980

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Byrne, Harold. | (1899–1966) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013