The joke.

Primary Artist

Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)

Title

The joke.

Reference

Coppel (1995), ES18

Date made

1932

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from four blocks (cobalt blue, yellow ochre, red, brown ink)

Matrix size

19.8 x 17.4 cm (printed image)

Support

buff oriental laid tissue

Support size

26.2 x 21.2 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

2/50

Edition information

edition of 50

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'E.L. Spowers - 1932'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Joke' Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '2/50'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

no inscriptions

Subject description

Street scene of a group of people laughing over a joke outside a shop.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

116040

Accession number

76.131

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Interim Council, Meeting 18 (1976-03-09)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney, 1976.

Credit line

Purchased 1976

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Grosvenor school linocuts

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Spowers, Ethel. | (1890–1947) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013