Banksia Tree
Primary Artist
Ethel Stephens (1886–1944)
Title
Date made
about 1928
Place made
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour inks, from multiple blocks
Text printed from matrix
no printed text.
Matrix size
22.3 x 14.4 cm (printed image)
Support
thin laid oriental-style paper
Support size
33.5 x 19.8 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
5/ edition unknown]
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Ethel A. Stephens'.
not dated.
titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'BANKSIA TREE'.
inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'No.5'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
78888
Accession number
84.1358
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 3, 1984/85 (1984-09-11)
Provenance
Exhibited: A survey of Australian relief prints, Melbourne, Deutscher Galleries, 1978 cat., no. 63.
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Conal Coad, Sydney, 1984.
Credit line
Purchased 1984
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Stephens, Ethel. | (1886–1944) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
03 Aug 2025