The west window
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Date made
1922
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
35.3 x 25.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
41.9 x 32.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
1/30
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'JCA Traill - 1922'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The West Window'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1/30'.
Subject description
Landscape of trees possibly viewed from artist's studio at Harkaway, Victoria.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
111065
Accession number
78.268
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 18, 1977/78 (1978-05-30)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, May 1978; From the auction, 'Australian Paintings, Graphics, Overseas works', Melbourne: Leonard Joel, 14 April 1978, lot 149N.
Credit line
Purchased 1978
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist