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

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013