Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

La forza [the force]

Date made

1927

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

mezzotint, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

22.9 x 10.1 cm (plate-mark)

Support

medium weight linen textured cream wove paper

Support size

26.7 x 16.1 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition of 15

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'J.C.A. Traill' Not dated. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'La Forza'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '(mezzotint)'. Inscribed lower left corner in black pencil, 'I Prix £A 2-2-0 unframed'. Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, '332'.

Subject description

Waterfall beside power station at night with large dark mountain in background.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

59749

Accession number

79.1889

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1979/80 (1979-08-13)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, August 1979; Part of a group of 36 prints by various Australian artists.

Credit line

Purchased 1979

Country of context

Australia

Creators

TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist