Mirage

Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

Mirage

Date made

1928

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 brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

10.0 x 29.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

medium weight cream wove paper

Support size

16.8 x 32.2 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

10/20

Edition information

edition of 20

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'To Miss Hiscock from J.C.A. Traill 1928'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Mirage 10/20'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '10/20'.

Subject description

Dry looking landscape with small pools of water and bushes with mountains rising behind.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

34403

Accession number

84.52

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1983/84 (1984-02-14)

Provenance

Miss Hiscock, gift of the artist 1928 (see inscription) Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, February 1984.

Credit line

Purchased 1984

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