Joseph’s Coat
c1925. Etching, editioned 15/50, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 10.1 x 15.3cm. Slight foxing, crinkles and chips to margins. Dorothy Ellsmore Paul initially trained as a fashion artist at Portsmouth Technical College in the UK. She immigrated to Australia at the age of 18, and worked as a fashion illustrator, as well as producing political and society caricatures for The Bulletin. In 1925, she married Mick Paul (c1888–1945), another illustrator, and with his encouragement, studied under Lawson Balfour (1870–1966) and Sydney Long (1871–1955) at the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney, where she produced etchings and woodcuts, as well as paintings. She illustrated stories in several publications, including the Sydney Mail, Wentworth Magazine, and The Australian Woman's Mirror. She also wrote art reviews, critiques, and home decoration articles, and was the editor of The Etched Work of Sydney Long A.R.E, published in 1928. She exhibited a portrait in the Archibald Prize in 1929. Ref: AusLit; DAAO.
The National Gallery of Australia holds a copy of this image. Paul’s work is also represented at the Mitchell Library.
Item #CL207-18
Price (AUD): $1,350.00 other currencies