Little sheep bridge, winter
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Date made
1939
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne 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