The rose.
Primary Artist
Thea Proctor (1879–1966)
Title
Reference
Butler (1981), 19
Date made
1927
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured
Matrix size
22.0 x 20.8 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream laid paper
Support size
27.4 x 26.6 cm (sheet (irregular))
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
4 of unspecified edition
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Thea Proctor'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Rose'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'No 4'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed on verso upper left in black pencil, '3/3/- [guineas]'.
Subject description
Two women with flowers in their hair, one offering the other a rose to smell. The model is Proctor's cousin, Hera Roberts.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
37479
Accession number
75.233
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Interim Council, Meeting 15 (1975-10-14)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Portana Galleries, Sydney, 1975.
Credit line
Purchased 1975
Copyright
© Art Gallery of New South Wales
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Proctor, Thea. | (1879–1966) Australian | Female | artist