The boy on the bridge
Primary Artist
Ethleen Palmer (1906–1958)
Title
Date made
1937
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from multiple blocks
Matrix size
17.7 x 19.7 cm (printed image)
Support
oriental style paper
Support size
23.0 x 23.7 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
6/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Ethleen Palmer'. Dated lower left below printed image in black pencil, '1937'. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, The Boy on the Bridge'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '6/50 Linocut'
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
75666
Accession number
80.2236
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 2, 1980/81 (1980-09-09)
Provenance
With the artist until her death in 1958. The Estate of the artist. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the Ward Gallery, Sydney, September 1980; From the exhibition, 'Ethleen Palmer: Printmaker of the 1930s', Sydney: Thje Ward Gallery, 29 April - 24 May 1980, cat. no., 26.
Credit line
Purchased 1980
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Palmer, Ethleen. | (1906–1958) Australian | South African | Female | artist