Side lane, Ypres
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Date made
1907
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
22.2 x 12.7 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin cream wove paper
Support size
29.1 x 25.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
1st state
Impression
working proof
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'J.C.A. Traill 1907'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Side Lane. Ypres'. Inscribed verso upper left in black pencil, 'First state / Too Shallow & open'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso centre left in black pencil, '$30'. Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, '120'.
Subject description
Street scene of narrow lane between old houses in the town of Ypres, Belgium. Three figures are walking along the street.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
32175
Accession number
77.221
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1976/77 (1977-05-31)
Provenance
With the artist until her death in 1967. Estate of the artist Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from 'Jessie Traill', Melbourne: Important Women Artists, May 1977; From the exhibition, 'Jessie Trail (1881 - 1967), Melbourne: Important Women artists, 11 June - 31 July 1977, not listed.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013