The swing.

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Primary Artist

Thea Proctor (1879–1966)

Title

The swing.

Date made

1925 – (1925)

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut

Matrix size

25.2 x 24.8 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

State

published state

Edition information

edition unknown

Production notes

A watercolour on silk of the same subject is in the NGA collection (73.317)

Subject description

Outdoor scene: a girl plays on a swing slung from a tree with a girl and boy pushing from behind. A woman with a small child sits on the grass nearby, holding a parasol.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

47792

Accession number

59.190

Accession method

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased from John Young, Sydney, 1959.

Credit line

Purchased 1959

Copyright

© Art Gallery of New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Notes

size; 10 1/2 x 10 inches missing from Kirribilli House approx. 1985

Creators

Proctor, Thea. | (1879–1966) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

14 Sep 2012