The joke.

Artist: Spowers, Ethel. | Title: The joke. | Date: 1932 | Technique: linocut, printed in colour, from four blocks (cobalt blue, yellow ochre, red, brown ink)
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Primary Artist

Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)

Title

The joke.

Date made

1932

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

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Reference

Coppel (1995), ES18

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from four blocks (cobalt blue, yellow ochre, red, brown ink)

Text printed from matrix

no imprint

Matrix size

19.8 x 17.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 50

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Grosvenor school linocuts

Subject description

Street scene of a group of people laughing over a joke outside a shop.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

116040

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Spowers, Ethel. | Title: The joke. | Date: 1932 | Technique: linocut, printed in colour, from four blocks (cobalt blue, yellow ochre, red, brown ink)
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 76.131

State

published state

Impression

2/50

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