Stars in the river

Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

Stars in the river

Other titles

Stars in the Noosa

Date made

1920

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone with scratched highlights, from one plate

Matrix size

16.4 x 10.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thin smooth cream laid St Cuthberts Note paper

Support size

27.9 x 66.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark centre, 'St Cuthberts Note'.

State

published state

Impression

4/10

Edition information

edition of 10

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'J.C.A. Traill 1920'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Stars in the River 4/10'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '4/10'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, '080'.

Subject description

Landscape of trees, bushes and stars reflected in the Noosa river.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

32194

Accession number

77.231

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 10, 1976/77 (1977-05-31)

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 Women Artists, 11 June - 31 July 1977, cat. no., 79.

Credit line

Purchased 1977

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013