Stars in the river
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Other titles
Stars in the Noosa
Date made
1920
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
aquatint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone with scratched highlights, from one plate
Matrix size
16.4 x 10.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin smooth cream laid St Cuthberts Note paper
Support size
27.9 x 66.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark centre, 'St Cuthberts Note'.
State
published state
Impression
4/10
Edition information
edition of 10
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'J.C.A. Traill 1920'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Stars in the River 4/10'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '4/10'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, '080'.
Subject description
Landscape of trees, bushes and stars reflected in the Noosa river.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
32194
Accession number
77.231
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 Women Artists, 11 June - 31 July 1977, cat. no., 79.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Country of context
Australia
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist