The rose.
Primary Artist
Thea Proctor (1879–1966)
Title
Date made
1927
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured
Matrix size
22.0 x 20.8 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
Support size
27.0 x 26.5 cm. (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
artist's proof
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Thea Proctor'.
Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Rose'.
Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Artists Proof'.
Subject description
Two women with flowers in their hair, one offering the other a rose to smell. The model is Proctor's cousin, Hera Roberts.
Collection
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
Accession number
1972.230
Accession method
gift
Credit line
Gift of the Ballarat Artist's Society, 1972.
Copyright
© Art Gallery of New South Wales
Web address
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Proctor, Thea. | (1879–1966) Australian | Female | artist