The joke.
Primary Artist
Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)
Title
Reference
Coppel (1995), ES18
Date made
1932
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
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