The temporary stairway.

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Primary Artist

Frederick Coventry (1905–1997)

Title

The temporary stairway.

Date made

1929 – 1929-30

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed with pale plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

19.0 x 13.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

buff wove paper

Support size

24.3 x 20.5 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

6/50

Edition information

edition of 50, not completed

Production notes

The artist notes: 'A few impressions only were printed and the plates were lost in the blitz on London in 1940'. [Artist to NGA, file 77/721, folio 16].

Collection

Art Gallery of New South Wales

IRN

Not Known

Accession method

bequest

Credit line

Bequest of Megan Machin nee Sharpe, 1998.

Country of context

Aotearoa New Zealand

Creators

Coventry, Frederick. | (1905–1997) Aotearoa New Zealander | Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

14 Sep 2012