Special edition

Primary Artist

Ethel Spowers (1890–1947)

Title

Special edition

Reference

Coppel (1995), ES35

Date made

1936

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour from four blocks (mauve, viridian, yellow ochre, dark blue)

Matrix size

28.2 x 22.6 cm (printed image)

Support

buff oriental laid tissue paper

Support size

35.3 x 27.2 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

3/50

Edition information

edition of 50

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower left on image in black pencil, '1936 / E.L. Spowers'. Titled lower lower right on image in black pencil, 'Special Edition'. Inscribed lower right on image in black pencil, '3/50'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

no inscriptions

Subject description

Street scene of a crowd, each person reading a newspaper bought from a news-seller's kiosk.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

116064

Accession number

76.141

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Interim Council, Meeting 18 (1976-03-09)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney, 1976.

Credit line

Purchased 1976

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Grosvenor school linocuts

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Spowers, Ethel. | (1890–1947) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

06 Jan 2013