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The Somme

The Somme
 1917

Medium
watercolour
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1927
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
watercolour
Measurements
(55.4 × 76.2 cm) (sheet)
Inscription
inscribed in pencil (in image) l.r.: F. LEIST. 17.
Accession Number
3514-3
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1927
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Frame
Original, by S. A. Parker, Sydney

Frame

A simple watercolour frame in the manner of gilding direct to the wood, this frame appears very slight for the scale of the work. It is unusual and impressive to see a watercolour framed without a matt in such a minimal border.

Note

1 The label is a type identified by Paula Dredge and Lindsay Parker as dating c. 1922–27. (S. A. Parker Framing Works, AGNSW, 2004.)

Frame Details

Framemaker
S. A. Parker
Sydney
Date
c.1922–271
Materials

Simple oak moulding, oil gilded direct to the wood with no matt or slip. Some cracking in the very shallow cove suggests this section has an under-layer of size.

Frame Condition

Good original condition. The frame does not provide rigidity to the assembly.

Dimensions
60.2 x 81.2 x 1.9 cm; sight 55.3 x 76.3 cm

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