The fountain.

Primary Artist

Thea Proctor (1879–1966)

Title

The fountain.

Reference

Butler (1981), 15

Date made

1925

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured

Matrix size

19.5 x 19.9 cm (printed image)

Support

thin cream laid paper

Support size

25.5 x 24.5 cm (sheet (irregular))

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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 Fountain'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Clune Galleries label on verso of original backing board

Subject description

Garden scene of woman holding small child while older girl plays with hoop. A table is set for tea in the foreground and a fountain features in the background.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

49260

Accession number

73.794

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Acquisitions Committee, Canberra, Meeting 8 (1973-11-19)

Provenance

Purchased by the Acquisitions Committee (Australian National Gallery), from Clune Galleries, Sydney, 1973.

Credit line

Purchased 1973

Copyright

© Art Gallery of New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Proctor, Thea. | (1879–1966) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013