Primary Artist

Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)

Title

The Island of the Dead

Date made

1927

Place made

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

Reference

Coppel (1995), ES9

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

no imprint

Matrix size

19.0 x 24.8 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject categories

Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s | Australia, Art style: Grosvenor school linocuts

Subject description

Landscape of the island housing the cemetery of the Port Arthur penal colony, Tasmania.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

6861

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025