Little sheep bridge, winter

Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

Little sheep bridge, winter

Date made

1939

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint and etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

12.8 x 17.6 cm (plate-mark)

Support

medium weight smooth cream wove paper

Support size

18.2 x 25.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

5/25

Edition information

edition of 25

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'J.C.A. Traill 1939'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Little Sheep bridge - Winter'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '5/25'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed upper left as base in black pencil '10/2 + 9'. Inscribed verso upper left in black pencil, 'J. £1,1.0'. Inscribed verso lower left in black pencil, 'Miss Traill / leave writing on'. Inscribed with mount measurements lower centre, black pencil, 'white mt 1 1/2 acr side 2 at bottom.' Inscribed along base of mount in black pencil, 'SN 4024 7.5.85 Aquatint. "Little Sheep bridge" 5/35 (?) Jessie Constance Alicia Traill. 1939. $380 / unframed'.

Subject description

Wooden suspension bridge and bare trees covered in snow.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

42172

Accession number

86.59

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from The Print Room [gallery], Sydney, February 1986.

Credit line

Purchased 1986

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Country of context

Australia

Creators

TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013