The gander.

Primary Artist

James Crisp (1879–1962)

Title

The gander.

Date made

1924

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in green ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

10.0 x 10.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thin cream wove paper

Support size

22.3 x 19.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

22/36

Edition information

edition of 36

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'J A Crisp'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The gander'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, '22/36'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower right in black pencil, '[illeg]'. Inscribed upper right in black pencil, '[illeg]'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

59726

Accession number

79.1881

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

Notes

Exhibited: Fourth Annual Exhibition of the Australian Painter-Etcher's Society, Sydney 1-13 December 1924 Cat. no. 9 The Gander etching Stg 1-1-0

Creators

Crisp, James. | (1879–1962) Australian | Male | artist