Under the bridge.
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Date made
1912
Place made
Australasia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone and wiped highlights, from one plate
Matrix size
49.1 x 39.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
64.2 x 49.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
8/10
Edition information
edition of 10
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'JCA Traill - 1912 -'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Under the Bridge'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'No 8 /. Limit 10'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right corner in black pencil, '132'.
Subject description
Boats on a river under a bridge, possible the Yarra River and Princess Bridge Melbourne, with industrial buildings lining the riverbank in the background.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
32190
Accession number
77.229
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1976/77 (1977-05-31)
Provenance
With the artist until her death in 1967. Estate of the artist Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from 'Jessie Traill', Melbourne: Important Women Artists, May 1977; From the exhibition, 'Jessie Trail (1881 - 1967), Melbourne: Important Women Artists, 11 June - 31 July 1977, cat. no., 52..
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist