King Street, Sydney 1890 - 1980
Primary Artist
Elizabeth Rooney (1929–2016)
Title
King Street, Sydney 1890 - 1980
Date made
1980 – (1980)
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, aquatint, printed in black ink with pencil from one plate, with plate-tone
Matrix size
22.1 x 37.8 cm (printed image (trimmed))
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
27.7 x 48.8 cm (sheet)
State
2nd state
Impression
working proof
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Not signed. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Working Proof 'King Street 1890-1980'. Inscribed lower centre lower right in black pencil, 'Highly Com 1987 Police Art Comp Police Subject; other medium'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed left side vertical, pencil, 'I think you may have seen this or even have a copy/ already; its ind. just - to show how unobstrusive the 'Police x/ Subject' can be - Maybe you have...'
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
1134
Accession number
94.923
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
Creators
Rooney, Elizabeth. | (1929–2016) Australian | Female | artist