Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

Testing the new turbine, Red Cliffs pumps, August 1922.

Date made

1923

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone and wiped highlights, from one plate

Matrix size

42.7 x 38.4 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition of 20

Subject category

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

Subject description

Industrial scene of workers testing a turbine at the new Red Cliffs pumping station, Victoria.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

70559

Creators

Traill, Jessie. | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025