The Sacrifice

Title: b'The Sacrifice' | Date: 1914 | Technique: b'etching and aquatint, printed in warm black ink, from one plate'
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Title

The Sacrifice

Date made

1914

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in warm black ink, from one plate

Support

thin off-white wove paper

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark.

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition uknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Sacrifice (II)'. Not signed. Not dated. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'To Dr Mrs Troup 1961.'

Subject description

View of bushland after being cleared. The silhouette of the remaining dense bush lies in the background while four streams of smoke billow from the burnt ash.

IRN

180521

Accession number

2004.429.2

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 2, 2004/2005 (2004-10-27)

Provenance

Gift to Dr & Mrs. Troup, Berwick, from the artist, 1961 (see inscription) Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Lassetters Gallery, Canberra, October 2004.

Credit line

Purchased 2004

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013