Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

The red light, Harbour Bridge, June 1931.

Date made

1932

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint and etching, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate; additional hand-colouring

Matrix size

32.8 x 24.6 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

45.2 x 32.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

10/30

Edition information

edition of 30

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'J.C.A. Traill 1932'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Red Light. Harbour Bridge June 1931. Inscribed lower left in below plate-mark in black pencil, '10/30'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower right corner in black pencil, '£10-10'.

Subject description

Harbour scene of Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction at night with a small red light.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

66361

Accession number

87.1153

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1987/88 (1987-07-14)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, July 1987; From the exhibition, 'Masterpieces of Australian Printmaking, Sydney: Josef Lebovic Gallery, April - May 1987, cat., no.186..

Credit line

Purchased 1987

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Traill, Jessie. | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013