The game
Primary Artist
Thea Proctor (1879–1966)
Title
Reference
Butler (1981), 17
Date made
1926
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured
Matrix size
15.4 x 15.2 cm (printed image)
Support
thin oriental style paper
Support size
23.9 x 21.1 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
artist's proof
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Thea Proctor'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Game'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Artists proof'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left edge in black pencil, '13 x 12 Card mt 2023'. Inscribed centre left side in black pencil, '21/2'.
Subject description
Outdoor scene of children playing badminton, watched by a girl with a hoop and two women, one holding a parasol.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
48314
Accession number
46.28
Accession method
Unknown
Provenance
Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), by 1946. A note with the old worksheet notes: possibly acquired before 1946. It was mistakenly attributed to Adrian Feint in the old list. It may have been bought with the Feint 'Decoration' as one of 16 works for [pounds] 250.
Copyright
© Art Gallery of New South Wales
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Proctor, Thea. | (1879–1966) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013