The first night, Turret Theatre.
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
The first night, Turret Theatre.
Date made
1929
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in colour, from two plates
Matrix size
21.0 x 13.1 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin cream laid paper
Support size
30.0 x 21.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
8/20
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. Traill 1929'. Titled lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The First Night. Turret Theatre'. Inscribed lower right in black pencil, '8/20'.
Subject description
Large window at night, Turret Theatre, Old North Sydney Council Chambers, Sydney.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
110212
Accession number
81.166
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1980/81 (1981-02-09)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the Joshua McClelland Print Room, Melbourne, February 1981.
Credit line
Purchased 1981
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