Good night in the gully where the white gums grow.
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Good night in the gully where the white gums grow.
Date made
1922
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink, from one plate
Matrix size
49.7 x 46.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin off-white wove paper
Support size
57.4 x 50.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
1/15
Edition information
edition of 15
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'JCA Traill 1922' Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Good Night in the Gully where the white gums grow'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1/15'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Inscribed by the artist on fragment of original backing board in crayon, 'Good night in the Gully / aquatint'. Inscribed by the artist on fragment of original backing board in crayon, 'J.C.A. Traill / 178 Collins St / Melbourne'.
Subject description
Landscape of tall vertical white gums (eucalypts) in gully at night fall, possibly at Harkaway, Victoria.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
32199
Accession number
77.234
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, cat. no., 75..
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist