Sleeping dryads (Fantasy).
Primary Artist
Ella Dwyer (1887–1979)
Title
Date made
1931 (exhibited)
Place made
Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 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