Apartments.

Primary Artist

Joyce Allen (1916–1992)

Title

Apartments.

Date made

1962

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

20.4 x 25.6 cm (printed image)

Support

cream japanese-style laid paper

Support size

32.6 x 34.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

artist's proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right 'J L Allen 62'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Artists proof'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'Apartments.'.

Subject description

Urban scene of groups of people and individuals separated into rectangular compartments.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

66493

Accession number

87.387

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 7, 1986/87 (1987-03-10)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Scheding Berry Fine Art, Sydney, March 1987; From the exhibition, 'Joyce Allen, linocuts 1947-1986', Sydney: Scheding Berry Fine Art, 28 June - 19 July 1986, cat. no., 2, (illustrated).

Credit line

Purchased 1987

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Allen, Joyce. | (1916–1992) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013