The roadside, Flanders
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Date made
1907
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, drypioint and foul biting, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
24.8 x 19.9 cm (plate-mark)
Support
white laid OWP & ACL paper
Support size
44.8 x 29.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark upper centre verso lower right corner: 'A.C.L; upper centre inverted reversed 'MADE IN GR [partial]'.
State
1st state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Production notes
An impression of this print in the Mitchell Library, Sydney, is dated 1907.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Not signed. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1st state'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower centre in black pencil, '$50'. Inscribed verso lower right centre in black pencil, '118'.
Subject description
Female figure walking down Belgian roadside, with strip of trees and cottages on left.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
32173
Accession number
77.22
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1976/77 (1977-05-31)
Provenance
With the artist until her death in 1967. Estate of the artist Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from 'Jessie Traill', Melbourne: Important Women Artists, May 1977; From the exhibition, 'Jessie Trail (1881 - 1967), Melbourne: Important Women Artists, 11 June - 31 July 1977, not listed.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Proof impression in Mitchell Library dated 1907
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013