The lonely farm
Primary Artist
Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)
Title
Reference
Coppel (1995), ES27
Date made
1933
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from five blocks (grey, blue, black, yellow ochre, green)
Matrix size
19.8 x 31.8 cm (printed image)
Support
buff oriental laid tissue paper
Support size
23.2 x 35.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
16/50
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 Lonely Farm'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '16/50'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
no inscriptions
Subject description
Rural scene of the Spowers family's holiday farm, "Harfra" at Harkaway, Victoria.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
116056
Accession number
76.139
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
Notes
The Spowers family owned a holiday farm called "Hafra" at Harkaway, Vic. Jessie Traill also did prints of "Hafra".
Creators
Spowers, Ethel. | (1890–1947) Australian | Female | artist