The waterhole

Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

The waterhole

Date made

1922

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in brown ink with plate-tone and wiped highlights, from one plate

Matrix size

25.0 x 41.1 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition of 50

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Subject description

Windswept landscape with trees surrounding waterhole and flock of birds in the sky, possibly Harkaway, Victoria.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

110020

Creators

Traill, Jessie. | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 81.103

State

published state

Impression

4/50

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