Iraqi civil troops heading for Iran

Primary Artist

Sally L'Estrange (1953–)

Title

Iraqi civil troops heading for Iran

Date made

1981

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate; hand-written text in pink fibre tipped pen

Matrix size

23.8 x 38.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

white wove paper

Support size

29.0 x 39.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

8/8

Edition information

edition of 8

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed centre right on image in black pencil, 'S L'Estrange'. Titled lower left to right in pink fibre-tipped pen, 'Iraqi civil troops heading for Iran. The / soldiers going to fight near Abedan / are pictured 200m from the Iraq / Iran border at Seba - AA photo'. Inscribed centre left on image in black pencil, '8/8'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

37955

Accession number

84.648

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 9, 1983/84 (1984-05-08)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Powell Street Gallery, Melbourne, 1984.

Credit line

Gordon Darling Fund 1984

Subject category

War: Gulf war, 1990-1991

Country of context

Australia

Creators

L'Estrange, Sally. | (1953–) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013