Once was a forest
Primary Artist
Lesbia Thorpe (1919–2009)
Title
Date made
1997
Category
Print type
stencil
Technique
screenprint, printed in colour, from multiple stencils
Matrix size
39.4 x 38.0 cm (printed image)
Support
cream flecked Japanese-style paper
Support size
50.0 x 45.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
1/5
Edition information
edition of 5
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Titled and inscribed with edition details lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Once was a forest 1/5'. Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'LESBIA THORPE 1997'. Stamped lower right within printed image in red ink, '[artist stamp]'
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
170943
Accession number
2007.1349
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 2, 2007/2008 (2007-10-30)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from the artist, Queensland, October 2007.
Credit line
Gift of the artist, 2007
Creators
Thorpe, Lesbia. | (1919–2009) Australian | Female | artist