The peep show

Artist: b'Proctor, Thea.' | Title: b'The peep show' | Date: 1928 | Technique: b'woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Art Gallery of New South Wales'
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Primary Artist

Thea Proctor (1879–1966)

Title

The peep show

Reference

Butler (1981), 20

Date made

1928

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

22.0 x 20.4 cm (printed image)

Support

cream laid oriental style paper

Support size

30.3 x 26.7 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

artist's proof

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Thea Proctor'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Peep Show'. Inscribed lower lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Artists proof'.

Subject description

Children accompanied by mother queuing for peep show attraction with clowns and other circus performers nearby.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

32461

Accession number

77.549

Accession method

Director's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 13, 1977/78 (1977-09-13)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Beth Mayne's Studio Shop, Sydney, 1977.

Credit line

Purchased 1977

Copyright

© Art Gallery of New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Proctor, Thea. | (1879–1966) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013