(Sydney Opera House)
Primary Artist
Elizabeth Rooney (1929–2016)
Title
Date made
1983
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
21.8 x 30.0 cm (printed image (trimmed))
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
21.8 x 30.0 cm (sheet)
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed verso lower centre in blue ballpoint pen, '...Rooney xxxx'. Dated verso upper centre in blue ballpoint pen, '18/12/83/...'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso upper right in pen and ink 'answered/ 1/1/84 [inverted]'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
1148
Accession number
94.953
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1993/94 (1994-06-29)
Provenance
Gift to Joyce Allen, from the artist. The Allen family by descent, 1992. Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from the family of Joyce Allen, 1994.
Credit line
Gift of the family of Joyce Allen 1994
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Inscribed reverse left side, blue ballpoint pen "My dearest Joyce - How are you?/ Time has flown by and still I have/ not got down &/or up to say hullo as I'd hoped- I do hope you are well and/ all the families too - 'Suppose you/ are very busy with them right now,/ please give them my ..."
Creators
Rooney, Elizabeth. | (1929–2016) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013