Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

Northern shipbuilding

Other titles

Northern building

Date made

1938

Place made

Scotland View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

22.0 x 16.2 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition of 20

Subject categories

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | War: second world war, 1939-1945

Subject description

Industrial scene of ship under construction within a scaffolded interior, possibly at Port Glasgow, Scotland.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

42176

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025