Man and Nature 2: The Sacrifice
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Man and Nature 2: The Sacrifice
Date made
1914
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
aquatint, printed in warm black ink, from one plate
Support
thin smooth off-white wove paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil,'Man + Nature 2. The Sacrifice'. Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '- JCA Traill'. Not dated.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right verso in black pencil, '115'.
Subject description
View of bushland after being cleared. The silhouette of the remaining dense bush lies in the background while four streams of smoke billow from the burnt ash.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
78645
Accession number
84.1322
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 3, 1984/85 (1984-09-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, September 1984.
Credit line
Purchased 1984
Country of context
Australia
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013