Now young woman amuse me!.
Primary Artist
Will Dyson (1880–1938)
Title
Date made
1927 – c.1929
Place made
North & Central America, United States of America, New York, New York View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
17.7 x 22.1 cm (plate-mark)
Support
medium-weight off-white laid paper
Support size
23.7 x 22.1 cm (sheet)
Impression
undesignated impression
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'Will Dyson'. Not dated. Titled lower centre in black pencil, ' 'Now Young Woman amuse me!'. Inscribed lower left below image in black ink, 'No. 41'.
Subject description
Satiricial scene of a portly man smoking a cigarette demanding that the angle of drama amuse him.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
31388
Accession number
77.428
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 12, 1977/78 (1977-08-09)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from John Brackenreg, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, 1977.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Dyson, Will. | (1880–1938) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013