Primary Artist

Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)

Title

The bee.

Date made

1923 – c.1925

Place made

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

Reference

Coppel (1995), ES1

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

no imprint

Matrix size

11.2 x 13.8 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 20

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s

Subject description

Nursery scene of a young boy in a garden reaching towards a bee.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

116036

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025