Primary Artist

Arthur Boyd (1920–1999)

Title

6: Old men enter carrying faggots to smoke out the women.

Source

Lysistrata

Date made

1970 – (1970)

Place made

London, Greater London, England, Europe View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

34.9 x 39.9 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thick white wove paper

Support size

58.1 x 61.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

"HAND MADE"

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

76040

Accession number

75.3.649

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Interim Council, Meeting 7 (11 February 1975)

Provenance

Gift of the artist to the Interim Council of the NGA, February 1975.

Credit line

The Arthur Boyd gift, 1975

Country of context

Australia

Creators

BOYD, Arthur | (1920–1999) Australian | Male | artist