The dust bin.
Primary Artist
Alfred Coffey (1869–1950)
Title
Date made
1928
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
9.8 x 13.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid paper
Support size
15.2 x 18.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Alfred Coffey / 28'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Dust Bin'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
41023
Accession number
77.714.78
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 15, 1977/78 (1977-11-08)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from John Brackenreg, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, 1977.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Coffey, Alfred. | (1869–1950) Australian | Irish | Male | artist