Special edition
Primary Artist
Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)
Title
Reference
Coppel (1995), ES35
Date made
1936
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour from four blocks (mauve, viridian, yellow ochre, dark blue)
Matrix size
28.2 x 22.6 cm (printed image)
Support
buff oriental laid tissue paper
Support size
35.3 x 27.2 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
3/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower left on image in black pencil, '1936 / E.L. Spowers'. Titled lower lower right on image in black pencil, 'Special Edition'. Inscribed lower right on image in black pencil, '3/50'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
no inscriptions
Subject description
Street scene of a crowd, each person reading a newspaper bought from a news-seller's kiosk.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
116064
Accession number
76.141
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Interim Council, Meeting 18 (1976-03-09)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney, 1976.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Grosvenor school linocuts
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Spowers, Ethel. | (1890–1947) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
06 Jan 2013