The bee.

Primary Artist

Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)

Title

The bee.

Reference

Coppel (1995), ES1

Date made

1923 – c.1925

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Print

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

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013