The big building, Yallourn, May 1924.
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
The big building, Yallourn, May 1924.
Date made
1924
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
33.0 x 28.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
40.8 x 33.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
1/20
Edition information
edition of 20
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'JCA Traill 1924' Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Big Building, Yallourn May 1924'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '(1/20)'.
Subject description
Industrial scene of brown coal burning power station, Yallourn, South Gippsland, Victoria.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
116262
Accession number
79.9
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 8, 1978/79 (1979-04-10)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Duvance Gallery, Melbourne, April 1979.
Credit line
Purchased 1979
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist