The swing.

Artist: b'Proctor, Thea.' | Title: b'The swing.' | Date: (1925) | Technique: b'woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Art Gallery of New South Wales'
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Primary Artist

Thea Proctor (1879–1966)

Title

The swing.

Reference

Butler (1981), 16

Date made

1925 – (1925)

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured

Matrix size

25.2 x 24.8 cm (printed image)

Support

thin cream laid paper

Support size

35.6 x 30.1 cm (sheet (irregular))

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

28 of unspecified edition

Edition information

edition unknown

Production notes

A watercolour on silk of the same subject is in the NGA collection (73.317)

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Thea Proctor'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Swing'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'No 28'.

Subject description

Outdoor scene: a girl plays on a swing slung from a tree with a girl and boy pushing from behind. A woman with a small child sits on the grass nearby, holding a parasol.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

44626

Accession number

73.365

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Acquisitions Committee, Melbourne, Meeting 3 (1973-04-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Acquisitions Committee (Australian National Gallery), from Clune Galleries, Sydney, 1973.

Credit line

Purchased 1973

Copyright

© Art Gallery of New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Notes

 

Creators

Proctor, Thea. | (1879–1966) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013