Primary Artist

Thea Proctor (1879–1966)

Title

La poupee [The doll]

Reference

Butler (1981), 13

Date made

1925

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured

Matrix size

17.9 x 11.4 cm (printed image)

Support

oriental style paper

Support size

24.2 x 20.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Thea Proctor'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'La Poupee'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Thirty Victoria Street gallery label on verso of original backing board. Inscribed lower left edge in black pencil, '14/12 x 11 49032'. Inscribed upper left side vertically in black pencil, '141/2 x 11' '. Inscribed verso lower edge in black pencil, '0903/8 blk mat make as near a pair as possible'.

Subject description

Woman holding a parisol with girl holding a doll.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

33493

Accession number

78.759

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 3, 1978/79 (1978-09-12)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, 12 September 1978.

Credit line

Purchased 1978

Copyright

© Art Gallery of New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Proctor, Thea. | (1879–1966) Australian | Female | artist