Primary Artist

Thea Proctor (1879–1966)

Title

The swing.

Date made

1925 – (1925)

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

Reference

Butler (1981), 16

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower right within image, 'TP [in monogram]'.

Matrix size

25.2 x 24.8 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition unknown

Production notes

A watercolour on silk of the same subject is in the NGA collection (73.317)

Subject description

Outdoor scene: a girl plays on a swing slung from a tree with a girl and boy pushing from behind. A woman with a small child sits on the grass nearby, holding a parasol.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

44626

Creators

Proctor, Thea. | (1879–1966) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025