The bee.
Primary Artist
Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)
Title
Reference
Coppel (1995), ES1
Date made
1923 – c.1925
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour in the Japanese manner, from multiple blocks
Matrix size
11.2 x 13.8 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream oriental laid paper
Support size
15.8 x 17.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
proof
Edition information
edition of 20
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'E.L. Spowers'. Not dated. Not titled.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
no inscriptions
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower right in black pencil below image, '£1- 1 - 0'.
Subject description
Nursery scene of a young boy in a garden reaching towards a bee.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
116036
Accession number
76.129
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Interim Council, Meeting 18 (1976-03-09)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney, 1976.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Spowers, Ethel. | (1890–1947) Australian | Female | artist