Nocturne, Montignac

Primary Artist

Lesbia Thorpe (1919–2009)

Title

Nocturne, Montignac

Date made

1960

Place made

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

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Category

Print

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013