Black out.
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Date made
1940
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
aquatint and etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
15.0 x 19.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin smooth cream wove Whatman paper
Support size
22.1 x 29.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: 'J Whatman'
State
2nd state of 3
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition of 25
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'JCA Traill 1940'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Blackout II'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '(second state)'. Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil '97 / 50 [crossed out]'.
Subject description
World War II scene of Edinburgh Castle silhouetted against night sky during air-raid blackout.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
32210
Accession number
77.239
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1976/77 (1977-05-31)
Provenance
With the artist until her death in 1967. Estate of the artist Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from 'Jessie Traill', Melbourne: Important Women Artists, May 1977; From the exhibition, 'Jessie Trail (1881 - 1967), Melbourne: Important Wowen Artists, 11 June - 31 July 1977, not listed.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Subject categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | War: second world war, 1939-1945
Country of context
Australia
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist