Washing day
Primary Artist
Sydney Ure Smith (1887–1949)
Title
Date made
1924
Place made
Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
12.0 x 12.2 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
Support size
17.8 x 18.2 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
9/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Ure Smith'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'no 9/ 50 proof'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Washing Day'. Inscribed lower right corner of sheet in black pencil, '3-3-0'.
Subject description
Domestic scene of woman washing clothes at back of house.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
59879
Accession number
79.1933
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 1, 1979/80 (1979-08-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Duvance Gallery, Melbourne, 1979.
Credit line
Purchased 1979
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
URE SMITH, Sydney | (1887–1949) Australian | English | Male | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013