Ambleside farmyard.

Primary Artist

Sydney Ure Smith (1887–1949)

Title

Ambleside farmyard.

Date made

1926 (acquired)

Place made

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

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Category

Print

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