Title

not titled [flowers and butterflies]

Date made

1878 – c.1880

Place made

Australia, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones

Matrix size

27.0 x 17.5 cm (printed image (irregular))

Support

thick brown cardboard; mounted and sealed

Support size

39.8 x 29.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Production notes

The original watercolour for this work was offered as part of the The Robert Hutchinson Collection of Australiana, Shapiro, 22 February 2022, lot 121, signed and dated lower left centre in gouachec. ‘Catherine Devine Nov 1887'.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

No inscriptions

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Printed gold text verso.

Subject description

Still life of Australian native flowers including Stuarts Desert Pea, in a glass vase. two butterflies are attracted to the flowers.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

162505

Accession number

2008.744

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2008/2009 (2008-08-26)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, August 2008.

Credit line

Purchased 2008

Subject category

Still life

Creators

Devine, Catherine. | (1880–) Australian | Female | print after

John Sands. | (1837–1978) Australian | Organisation | printer

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013