The city skyline

Primary Artist

Eveline Syme (1888–1961)

Title

The city skyline

Date made

about 1928

Reference

Coppel (1995), ESy2

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour inks, from five blocks (pink yellow, light blue, cobalt green, burnt Sienna, black)

Matrix size

18.2 x 14.9 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 50; Athenaeum exhibition 1928, gives edition as 20

Subject description

Cityscape of high-rise building under construction between the spire of Scot's Presbyterian Church and the tower of the Independent Church, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria. Park in foreground.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

168990

Creators

Syme, Eveline | (1888–1961) Australian | English | Female | artist

Last Updated

04 Aug 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 92.1255

State

published state

Impression

7/50

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