The Duomo steps, Siena
Primary Artist
Eveline Syme (1888–1961)
Title
Reference
Coppel (1995), Esy7
Date made
1931
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from four blocks (yellow ochre, vermillion, cerulean blue, raw umber)
Matrix size
23.2 x 18.2 cm (printed image)
Support
buff oriental laid tissue paper
Support size
30.2 x 22.6 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
1/25
Edition information
edition of 25
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated right below printed image in black pencil, 'E.W. Syme. 1931'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Duomo Steps, Siena'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '1/25'.
Subject description
People on cathedral steps, Duomo of Santa Maria dell'Assunta, Siena, Italy.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
29128
Accession number
76.414
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Special Meeting, 1976/77 (1976-07-27)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, 27 July 1976, as one of 25 prints by various Australian artists.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Syme, Eveline | (1888–1961) Australian | English | Female | artist