Tossa de Mar
Primary Artist
Verdon Morcom (1926–2019)
Title
Date made
1954
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Support
medium-weight smooth off-white wove paper
Support size
14.3 x 17.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark centre right, 'O'.
State
published state
Impression
7/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Production notes
This work must have been produced it Melbourne Technical College after Morcom returned from England in late 1954
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed lower centre on image in black pencil, 'Verdon Morcom'.
not dated.
titled lower left on image in black pencil, ' 'Tossa de mar' '.
inscribed lower left on image in black pencil, '7/50'.
Subject description
A person sitting on the sand in the shadow of a fishing boat at Tossa de Mar, a seaside resort on the Costa Brava in Catalonia, north east Spain.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
167590
Accession number
2009.389
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 6, 2008/2009 (2009-06-23)
Provenance
Collection of Barbara Brash. Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from the Estate of Barbara Brash, Melbourne, 2009.
Credit line
Gift of the estate of Barbara Brash
Creators
Morcom, Verdon. | (1926–2019) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
12 Jul 2026