Once was a forest

Primary Artist

Lesbia Thorpe (1919–2009)

Title

Once was a forest

Date made

1997

Category

Print

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013