The white sail
Primary Artist
A.B. Webb (1887–1944)
Title
Reference
Gooding (2004), 24
Date made
1925
Place made
Australia, Australia, Western Australia, Perth View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in colour in the Japanese manner, from multiple blocks
Matrix size
17.7 x 12.7 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream wove paper
Support size
18.9 x 13.8 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
39/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'A.B. Webb.'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The White Sail' ['il.' underlined]. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, '39/50'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
107553
Accession number
80.38
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1980/81 (1980-11-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, 1980, as one of a group of five Australian prints by various artists.
Credit line
Purchased 1981
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Webb, A.B. | (1887–1944) Australian | English | Male | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013