The temporary stairway.
Primary Artist
Frederick Coventry (1905–1997)
Title
Date made
1929 – 1929-30
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
19.0 x 13.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
white laid F.J. Head paper
Support size
28.8 x 20.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: lower center, 'FJH'
State
published state
Impression
14/50
Edition information
edition of 50, not completed
Production notes
The artist notes: 'A few impressions only were printed and the plates were lost in the blitz on London in 1940'. [Artist to NGA, file 77/721, folio 16].
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right corner in black pencil, 'F H Coventry.'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Temporary Stairway'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '14/50'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
146188
Accession number
90.1698
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1990/91 (1990-12-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the artist, London, 1990.
Credit line
Purchased 1990
Country of context
Aotearoa New Zealand
Notes
The artist notes in a letter on file 77/721 The print was "New building, one scaffolding unsawn timber poles with washing other steel tube like nowdays. The building of Bush house next door to A.House front group is contractors hut and office". "A few impressions only were printed and the plates were lost in the blitz on London in 1940". The artist, in a letter on file 77/721 folio 16.
Creators
Coventry, Frederick. | (1905–1997) Aotearoa New Zealander | Australian | Male | artist