New York: Alas poor Bacchus.

Primary Artist

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Title

New York: Alas poor Bacchus.

Source

New York.

Date made

1927 – c.1929

Place made

North & Central America, United States of America, New York, New York View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

30.3 x 22.7 cm (plate-mark)

Support

paper

Support size

40.7 x 30.5 cm (sheet)

Subject description

Satirical scene of unhappy group of would-be revellers on the streets of New York during the prohibition on alcohol.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

31416

Accession number

77.442

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

04 Jan 2013