The Reward

Title

The Reward

Date made

1914

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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 unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil,'The Reward (III) '. Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'JCA Traill 1914.'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '3 [in circle]'.

Subject description

A view of recently cleared bushland. The space originally taken by trees is now filled with bundles of hay which resemble human forms.

IRN

180522

Accession number

2004.429.3

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