Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

Le metro [the metro]

Date made

1951

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint and etching, printed in warm black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

16.0 x 23.7 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition unknown

Production notes

The lower left corner has been printed in with warmer plate tone.

Subject category

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

Subject description

Urban scene of railway tracks in tunnel of Paris Metro, the underground railway system, France.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

72685

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025