Peasant woman, Malta

Primary Artist

Lesbia Thorpe (1919–2009)

Title

Peasant woman, Malta

Date made

c.1956

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from two blocks

Matrix size

23.2 x 25.2 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

8/10

Edition information

edition of 10

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'LESBIA THORPE'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'PEASANT WOMAN, MALTA'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '8/10.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

41139

Accession number

86.257

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)

Provenance

Collection of the artist Harry Rosengrave (1899-1896), Melbourne. Purchased by the ANG from his family through Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, February 1986.

Credit line

Purchased 1986

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Thorpe, Lesbia. | (1919–2009) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013