Sleeping dryads (Fantasy).
Primary Artist
Ella Dwyer (1887–1979)
Title
Date made
1931 (exhibited)
Place made
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in blueish-green ink, from one plate
Matrix size
17.8 x 13.9 cm (plate-mark)
Support
paper
Support size
25.6 x 21.2 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Ella Dwyer [underlined]'.
not dated.
titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'SLEEPING DRYADS - - (FANTASY)'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
87692
Accession number
82.1728
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1982/83 (1982-11-08)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, 1982.
Credit line
Purchased 1982
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Dwyer, Ella. | (1887–1979) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
05 Nov 2025