The timber crane
Primary Artist
Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)
Title
Reference
Coppel (1995), ES6
Date made
1926
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne 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