Primary Artist

Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)

Title

not titled

Date made

1966

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London, Central School of Arts and Crafts View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in green ink, from one stone [or plate]

Matrix size

55.8 x 40.6 cm (printed image)

Support

thin soft cream wove Ford 425 Mill paper

Support size

57.2 x 44.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: throughout sheet, 'FORD 425 MILL'.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Not signed. Not dated. Inscribed below image, ballpoint pen 'your red & blue one needs cleaning/ at tbe bottom./ Happy Birthday/ get it framed!/ for Mummy./ This is just a pale one of another. I am doing to let you/ see how I am working./ I want lots of compliments from Mummy. If she likes this I'll send/ her a finished one'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

120

Accession number

94.103

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1994/95 (1994-08-24)

Provenance

Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Jo Steele (partner of the late Barbara Hanrahan), Adelaide, 1994.

Credit line

Gift of Jo Steele 1994

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Image contains verse by Apollinaire "The Bethrotal"; u.l.c. and c.c. (same verse). "In the end lies no longer/ fighten me There is the/ moon cooking like a fried/ egg this necklace of water/ drops is for the drowned/ girl and here is my bouquet/ of Passion flowers Which/ Put forth tenderly two/ crowns of thorns The str-/ eets are wet with the rain/ of not long since Diligent/ angels are at work in my/house The moon and sor-/row will be disappearing/ All the holy day All the/ holy day I have walked/ and sung A lady leaning/ from her window watched/ me a long time As I walk-/ed away singing/ Apollinaire".

Creators

HANRAHAN, Barbara | (1939–1991) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013