Little sheep bridge, winter
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Date made
1939
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
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