The works, Yallourn.
Primary Artist
Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)
Title
Reference
Coppel (1995), ES28
Date made
1933
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from seven blocks
Matrix size
15.7 x 34.8 cm (printed image)
Support
buff oriental laid tissue paper
Support size
23.7 x 37.5 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
7/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'E.L. Spowers - 1933'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Works - Yallourn'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '7/50'. Inscribed lower right corner in black pencil, 'Pale blue could be a / little greener -'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
no inscriptions
Subject description
Industrial scene of brown coal mining and brown coal fired power plant at the State Electricity Commision (SEC) Yallourn open-cut mine, Latrobe Valley, Victoria.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
116054
Accession number
76.138
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
07 Jan 2013