Ambleside farmyard.
Primary Artist
Sydney Ure Smith (1887–1949)
Title
Date made
1926 (acquired)
Place made
Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
23.9 x 31.4 cm (plate-mark, 1st state); 17.0 x 31.4 cm (plate-mark, 2nd state)
Support
cream laid F J Head paper
Support size
30.0 x 34.0 cm (sheet)
State
1st state of 2
Impression
trial proof
Edition information
1st state proofs only; 2nd state (plate reduced top and bottom) edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Ure Smith'.
not dated.
titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Ambleside Farmyard'.
inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1st state Trial proof'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
inscribed lower right at bottom of sheet in black pencil, '[price] 5/5/0'.
Subject description
Rural scene of derelict farm buildings, Ambleside, South Australia.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
98049
Accession number
83.1099
Accession method
Bequest
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)
Provenance
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.
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Ure Smith, Sydney | (1887–1949) Australian | English | Male | artist
Last Updated
02 Sep 2026