To the hills.
Primary Artist
Elioth Gruner (1882–1939)
Title
Date made
1927
Place made
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
12.3 x 14.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
22.8 x 19.2 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
24/25
Edition information
edition of 25
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'E. Gruner'.
not dated.
titled lower centre below image in black pencil, 'To the hills'.
inscribed with impression details lower left below image in black pencil, '24/25'.
Subject description
A undulating dirt road leading to Canberra. The road is fenced on both sides, there is a house on the horizon.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
70653
Accession number
80.92
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 1979/80 (1980-05-13)
Provenance
Grosvenor Galleries, Sydney.
The Walter Taylor Collection, James R Lawson Auctioneers, Sydney, 5 November 1958. No lot no. realised 2 gns.
Credit line
Purchased 1980
Subject category
Canberra
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Same print illustrated in Art in Australia 3rd Series No. 27, March 1929, plate 38. [KA 20/9/2000]
Creators
Gruner, Elioth. | (1882–1939) Aotearoa New Zealander | Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Aug 2025