The green lantern

Primary Artist

Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)

Title

The green lantern

Reference

Coppel (1995), ES8

Date made

1925 – c.1927

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour in the Japanese manner, from three blocks

Matrix size

14.2 x 10.4 cm (printed image)

Support

thin white oriental laid paper

Support size

19.0 x 15.4 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

28/50

Edition information

edition of 50

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'E.L. Spowers.'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Green Lantern'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, '28/50'.

Subject description

Oriental lantern in water at night.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

116030

Accession number

76.126

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Interim Council, Meeting 18 (1976-03-09)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney, 1976.

Credit line

Purchased 1976

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Spowers, Ethel. | (1890–1947) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013