Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

Le portail, St. Maclou [the portal, St. Maclou]

Date made

1927

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in colour, from two plates

Matrix size

25.4 x 19.6 cm (plate-mark)

Support

medium weight smooth cream wove paper

Support size

45.8 x 26.8 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

19/20

Edition information

edition of 20

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'JCA Traill 1927.' Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Le Portail, St. Maclou, Rouen'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '19/20'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso upper left in black pencil, 'DR A. DAVIDSON.'

Subject description

Two figures standing in the open doorway of St. Maclou, Rouen revealing a coloured stained window within the interior.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

165375

Accession number

2007.402

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2007/2008 (2007-08-28)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, August 2007; From the catalogue, 'International & Australian works on paper: Collectors list 123', Sydney: Josef Lebovic Gallery, 2007, cat. no., 152, (illustrated).

Credit line

Purchased 2007

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Creators

TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013