The breaking wave.
Primary Artist
Ethleen Palmer (1906–1958)
Title
Date made
1949
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Warriewood View on map Close map
Category
Print type
stencil
Technique
screenprint, printed in colour, from multiple stencils
Matrix size
22.0 x 30.4 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
28.6 x 36.1 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition of 50
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, 'Serigraph 1949'. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'The Breaking Wave'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Ed 50 Ser-1'
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
75663
Accession number
80.2235
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., 60.
Credit line
Purchased 1980
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Palmer, Ethleen. | (1906–1958) Australian | South African | Female | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013