Tattoo
Primary Artist
Barbie Kjar (1957–)
Title
Date made
2000
Place made
Australia, Australia, Tasmania, Hobart, University of Tasmania View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in light blue and dark blue/black ink, from two plates
Matrix size
89.2 x 77.1 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick cream wove Somerset paper
Support size
111.1 x 77.1 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: lower left and upper right, 'Somerset ENGLAND'
State
published state
Impression
5/25
Edition information
edition of 25
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below image in black pencil, 'Barbie Kjar '2000'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '5/25'; titled lower centre (below image) black pencil, ' 'Tattoo' '
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
126637
Accession number
2003.69
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 5, 2002/2003 (2003-03-26)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Helen Maxwell (the artist's Canberra dealer), Canberra, 2003
Credit line
Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2003
Subject category
Body decoration: Tattoo
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Kjar, Barbie. | (1957–) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013