Val de Grace, Paris.

Primary Artist

Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)

Title

Val de Grace, Paris.

Reference

Coppel (1995), ESA/1

Date made

1921

Place made

Europe, France, Île-de-France, Paris View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in colour, from four blocks

Matrix size

10.2 x 8.0 cm (printed image)

Support

thin wove paper

Support size

15.0 x 10.5 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition of 20

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'E.L. Spowers'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Val de Grace, Paris'.

Subject description

Cityscape of the dome of Val de Grace church and scaffolding, Royal Abbey, Paris, France.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

111149

Accession number

78.303

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 18, 1977/78 (1978-05-30)

Provenance

Collection of Mrs Eric Quick, sister of the artist, by descent. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, May 1978; From the exhibition, 'A survey of Australian relief prints 1900/1950', Melbourne: Deutscher Galleries, 13 April - 5 May 1978, cat., no.155, ((illustrated).

Credit line

Purchased 1978

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Spowers, Ethel. | (1890–1947) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013