Medium
wood-engraving on Japanese paper
Measurements
14.4 × 10.9 cm (image) 17.8 × 14.9 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs E. J. Quirk, 1971
© Estate of Clare Leighton
Gallery location
Not on display
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Hardie 132
Edition
ed. 23/30
Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.l.: 23/30 Skyscrapers
inscribed in pencil l.r.: Clare Leighton (on underlined)
Accession Number
P19-1971
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Cityscapes Labour, Industry and Machinery
Subjects (specific)
cities construction (assembling) construction sites construction workers cranes (equipment) high-rise buildings skyscrapers smoke (material)
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