Primary Artist

Ursula Laverty (1930–)

Title

Shell. [2]

Date made

1964 (dated)

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

5.8 x 100 cm (printed image)

Support

thin off-white tissue paper

Support size

12.0 x 15.2 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

4/25

Edition information

edition of 25

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

snd dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Ursula Laverty 1964'.
titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Shell.'.
inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '4/25'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

184237

Accession number

2008.847

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 2, 2008/2009 (2008-10-20)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Ross Searle, Brisbane, 2008.

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australia Pacific Print Fund, 2008

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Laverty, Ursula. | (1930–) Australian | English | Female | artist

Last Updated

05 Jul 2026