Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

Le metro [the metro]

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 warm black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

16.0 x 23.7 cm (plate-mark)

Support

medium weight cream wove paper

Support size

22.2 x 30.8 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Production notes

The lower left corner has been printed in with warmer plate tone.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Not signed. Not dated.

Subject description

Urban scene of railway tracks in tunnel of Paris Metro, the underground railway system, France.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

72685

Accession number

80.1475

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 8, 1979/80 (1980-06-09)

Provenance

With the artist until her death in 1967. Estate of the artist Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from 'Jessie Traill', Melbourne: Important Women Artists, May 1977; From the exhibition, 'Jessie Trail (1881 - 1967), Melbourne: Important Wowen Artists, 11 June - 31 July 1977, cat, no., 47. Private collection. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd., June 1980; From the auction, 'Australian Graphics', Melbourne: Leonard Joel, 16 March 1980, lot 222.

Credit line

Purchased 1980

Subject category

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

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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