Sydney bridge.

Primary Artist

Frances Derham (1894–1987)

Title

Sydney bridge.

Date made

1929

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from three blocks

Matrix size

17.8 x 25.9 cm (printed image)

Support

thin cream wove paper

Support size

22.1 x 29.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

No manufacturer's mark.

Edition information

edition unknown

Production notes

Frances Derham's 1929 Diary lists detail's regarding the production of this print. She commenced cutting the image on 24 September, and on the 26th she went to Ethel Spowers were she was taught 'Claude Flight's method of registering prints - very good lesson'. The drawing for the print was made on 1 September 1929.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Not dated. Not tiitled.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

75652

Accession number

80.223

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 2, 1980/81 (1980-09-09)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the Ward Gallery, Sydney, September 1980.

Credit line

Purchased 1980

Subject categories

Sydney Harbour Bridge | Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Frances Derham's 1929 Diary lists detail's regarding the production of the print. She commenced cutting the image on 24 Sept, and on the 26th she went to Ethel Spowers were she was taught 'Claude Flight's method of registering prints - very good lesson'. The drawing for the print was made on 1 September 1929.

Creators

Derham, Frances. | (1894–1987) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013