Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

not titled [horse-drawn cart passing under stone bridge]

Date made

1906 – c.1908

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, drypoint and foul biting, printed in black ink, from one plate; black and white crayon additions

Matrix size

19.0 x 23.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream laid 'Van Gelder Zonen' paper

Support size

24.3 x 30.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark centre vertical, 'VAN GELDER ZON[EN]'.

State

working state

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Not signed. Not dated. Not titled.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower centre in black pencil, '$45'. Inscribed verso lower right corner in black pencil, '107'.

Subject description

Scene of horse-drawn cart passing under bridge with tree lines street in background.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

70979

Accession number

77.222

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 10, 1976/77 (1977-05-31)

Provenance

With the artist until her death in 1967. Estate of the artist Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from 'Jessie Traill', Melbourne: Important Women Artists, May 1977; From the exhibition, 'Jessie Trail (1881 - 1967), Melbourne: Important Women Artists, 11 June - 31 July 1977, not listed.

Credit line

Purchased 1977

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Country of context

Australia

Creators

TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013