The sunlit forge.
Primary Artist
Douglas Pratt (1900–1972)
Title
Date made
1927 – c.1929
Place made
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
15.01x 19.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream rag paper
Support size
18.7 x 24.5 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
42/75
Edition information
edition of 75
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Douglas Pratt'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Sunlit Forge'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '42/75'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with framing instructions inscribed on edge of support in black pencil, '23/4, 31/2'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
82274
Accession number
71.9
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
C.A.A.B. Meeting (1971-07-19)
Provenance
Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.], from the artist, 1971.
Credit line
Purchased 1971
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Pratt, Douglas. | (1900–1972) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013