Northern shipbuilding
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Other titles
Northern building
Date made
1938
Place made
Europe, Scotland View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
22.0 x 16.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin smooth cream laid paper
Support size
33.9 x 22.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
5/20
Edition information
edition of 20
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'J.C.A. Traill 1938'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Northern Shipbuilding.' Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '5/20'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower right at base in black pencil, '9 1/4 x 6 3/8'. Signed in black pencil, '....JCA Traill/...' (now detached from support) Inscribed in black pencil, 'Northern Building 3.3.0 unframed/etching.../ c/- Rowley Gallery' (now detached from support) Inscribed in black pencil, '3 gn'.
Subject description
Industrial scene of ship under construction within a scaffolded interior, possibly at Port Glasgow, Scotland.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
42176
Accession number
86.592
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 categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | War: second world war, 1939-1945
Country of context
Australia
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist