The great arch
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Date made
1932
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in sepia ink, from one plate
Matrix size
27.8 x 25.1 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin cream wove paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
18/30
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'JCATraill 1932'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Great Arch 19320. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '19/30'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower right at base, 'Mrs Weatherly to be f-'. Inscribed verso upper right in black pencil, '39 [within circle]'.
Subject description
A view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge from below with the outline of the city appeaing hazy in the backgorund.Three small boats pass beneath.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
166447
Accession number
2007.414
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 1, 2007/2008 (2007-08-28)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Sebra Prints, Melbourne, August 2007.
Credit line
Purchased 2007
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013