The cascade
Primary Artist
Thea Proctor (1879–1966)
Title
Reference
Butler (1981), 24
Date made
1930
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
23.9 x 20.8 cm (printed image)
Support
oriental style paper
Support size
28.6 x 26.7 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
artist's proof
Edition information
edition unknown
Production notes
A watercolour of this image in reverse appeared on the cover of 'The Home', vol.12, no.5, 1931.
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 Cassade'. Inscribed left centre below printed image in black pencil, 'artists proof'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed upper right side vertically in black pencil, '15 x 123/4'.
Subject description
Outdoor scene of a man with a walking stick sitting beside a waterfall with a woman holding a parasol standing nearby. A family of four are gathered on another viewing platform.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
44769
Accession number
73.426
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Acquisitions Committee, Canberra, Meeting 4 (1973-06-08)
Provenance
The artist's estate. Purchased by the Acquisitions Committee (Australian National Gallery), from the Thea Proctor Memorial Trust Fund, care of The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 1973.
Credit line
Purchased 1973
Copyright
© Art Gallery of New South Wales
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Proctor, Thea. | (1879–1966) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013