On the road to Sydney c.1850.
Primary Artist
Ethleen Palmer (1906–1958)
Title
Date made
1937
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from multiple blocks
Matrix size
20.0 x 36.2 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
Support size
23.7 x 39.2 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
4/35
Edition information
edition of 35
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Ethleen Palmer'. Dated lower left below printed image in black pencil, '1937'. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'On the road to Sydney c.1850'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '4/35 Linocut'.
Subject description
Bushranger on horse with pistol in hand holding up a stagecoach
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
75763
Accession number
80.225
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 2, 1980/81 (1980-09-09)
Provenance
With the artist until her death in 1958. The Estate of the artist. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the Ward Gallery, Sydney, September 1980; From the exhibition, 'Ethleen Palmer: Printmaker of the 1930s', Sydney: Thje Ward Gallery, 29 April - 24 May 1980, cat. no., 30.
Credit line
Purchased 1980
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Palmer, Ethleen. | (1906–1958) Australian | South African | Female | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013