Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

La lampe [the lamp]

Date made

1951

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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

Matrix size

12.6 x 17.4 cm (plate-mark)

Support

medium weight cream wove paper

Support size

25.0 x 30.1 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

10/?

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'J C A Traill 1951'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'La Lampe'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'no 10'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso, upper left in black pencil, '1 [underlined]'. Inscribed on mount lower centre in black pencil, 'No. 10'. Inscribed on mount lower left at base in black pencil, 'SN 4024 7/5/88. Jessie Constance Alicia Traill. La Lampe Aquatint. Dated and titled on mount lower right in black pencil, '1951 / At American Student Club. Paris $450 / unframed'.

Subject description

Group of seated students gathered around table at night, lit by large electric shaded lamp.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

42168

Accession number

86.589

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from The Print Room [gallery], Sydney, February 1986.

Credit line

Purchased 1986

Subject category

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

Country of context

Australia

Creators

TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist