Before the show
Primary Artist
Harry Rosengrave (1899–1986)
Title
Date made
1952
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, RMIT View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
36.0 x 25.2 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream wove paper
Support size
43.0 x 32.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
5/20
Edition information
edition of 20
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below image in black pencil, 'H Rosengrave 52'. Inscribed lower left below image in black pencil, 'Before the show 5 of 20'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed upper centre verso in red indelible pencil, '(pound sign) 1-1-0 H. Rosengrave 34 Auburn Rd Hawthorn East'. Incribed lower right verso in black pencil, 'Rosengrave 34'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
41080
Accession number
86.239
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)
Provenance
Collection of the artist Harry Rosengrave (1899-1986), Melbourne. Purchased by the ANG from his family through Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, February 1986.
Credit line
Purchased 1986
Country of context
Australia
Notes
White-out line variable width applied at edges of image. Same comp. as Acc. Nos. 1982.1735 and 1982.1734A and 1982.1734B. Exhibited in "40 Prints by ten artists" in April-May 1954 at Peter Bray Gallery, Melbourne. Cat No. 40 "Before the Show ... lithograph".
Creators
ROSENGRAVE, Harry | (1899–1986) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013