Margaret Traill
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Date made
1937
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
35.6 x 20.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin smooth cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
44.5 x 29.0 cm (sheet)
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 left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'JCA Traill'. Not dated.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left at base in black pencil, '[illegible circled number]'. Inscribed with mount measurements of 2 inches at top, 2 inches at side and 3 1/2 at base. Inscribed verso in black pencil, 'Penny Traill'.
Subject description
Full-length portrait of Margaret ("Peggy") Traill in evening dress.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
89793
Accession number
83.36
Accession method
Director's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 8, 1982/83 (1983-03-07)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, March 1983.
Credit line
Purchased 1983
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Traill, Jessie. | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013