Overtures

Primary Artist

Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)

Title

Overtures

Reference

Coppel (1995), ES2

Date made

1926

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour in the Japanese manner, from multiple blocks

Matrix size

17.0 x 16.4 cm (printed image)

Support

off-white thin oriental style paper

Support size

21.4 x 20.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

25/50

Edition information

edition of 50

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'E.L. Spowers'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Overtures' Inscribed lower left below image, '25/50'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

no inscriptions

Subject description

Nursery scene of two children feeding bread to a flock of geese.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

48349

Accession number

46.38

Accession method

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from an unidentified vendor, by 1946.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Spowers, Ethel. | (1890–1947) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013