(Backyard, Sydney).
Primary Artist
Joyce Allen (1916–1992)
Title
Date made
1947 – (1947)
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
23.4 x 18.4 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream wove paper
Support size
25.4 x 20.8 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Joyce Allen'. Dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, '1947?'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed upper right corner in brown pencil, '3/1.2'.
Subject description
Domestic scene of the backyard of a Sydney terrace house.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
68290
Accession number
87.781
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 9, 1986/87 (1987-05-21)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Scheding Berry Fine Art, Sydney, March 1987; From the exhibition, 'Joyce Allen, linocuts 1947-1986', Sydney: Scheding Berry Fine Art, 28 June - 19 July 1986, cat. no., 1 (not for sale), (illustrated).
Credit line
Purchased 1987
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Allen, Joyce. | (1916–1992) Australian | Female | artist