Nocturne, Montignac
Primary Artist
Lesbia Thorpe (1919–2009)
Title
Date made
1960
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in colour, from three blocks
Matrix size
50.4 x 41.2 cm (printed image)
Support
thin wove Japanese style paper
State
published state
Impression
8/10
Edition information
edition of 10
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'LESBIA THORPE'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'NOCTURNE, MONTIGNAC'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '8/10'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
97688
Accession number
89.1021
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 9, 1988/89 (1989-06-29)
Provenance
Gift of the artist to the NGA, June 1989.
Credit line
Gift of Lesbia Thorpe 1989
Country of context
Australia
Notes
The artist travelled to Montignac, in the Dorgonne Valley, France to see the Lauscaux caves.
Creators
Thorpe, Lesbia. | (1919–2009) Australian | Female | artist