The slip-rail

Primary Artist

Elioth Gruner (1882–1939)

Title

The slip-rail

Date made

1918 – c.1920

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

10.6 x 13.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove Japanese vellum paper

Support size

14.4 x 19.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

8/26

Edition information

edition of 26

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'E. Gruner'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below image in black pencil, 'The Slip-rail'. Inscribed with edition details below image in black pencil, 'No.8'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

98100

Accession number

83.1118

Accession method

Bequest

Meeting

Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)

Provenance

Purchased by the Sydney art dealer Gayfield Shaw, from the artist, 26 April 1921. It was one of 20 prints acquired by Shaw from Gruner for £ 28. Alan Queale, Brisbane. Bequeathed to the National Gallery of Australia by Alan Queale, Brisbane, 1982. Alan Queale Bequest accepted by the National Gallery of Australia, 1983.

Credit line

Bequest of Alan Queale, 1982.

Country of context

Aotearoa New Zealand

Creators

Gruner, Elioth. | (1882–1939) Aotearoa New Zealander | Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013