The timber crane
Primary Artist
Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)
Title
Reference
Coppel (1995), ES6
Date made
1926
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour in the Japanese manner, from five blocks
Matrix size
18.8 x 23.4 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream laid oriental paper
Support size
21.4 x 26.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
8/30 (?)
Edition information
edition about 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'E.L. Spowers - 1926'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Timber Crane'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, '8-'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
116032
Accession number
76.127
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Interim Council, Meeting 18 (1976-03-09)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney, 1976.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Spowers, Ethel. | (1890–1947) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013