Don't let the balloon go.
Primary Artist
Betty Bray (1942–)
Title
Date made
1986
Place made
Australia, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, aquatint printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
20.2 x 15.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick cream wove paper
Support size
39.8 x 37.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
artist's proof
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Betty Bray '86'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'A/P'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Don't let the balloon go'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
1086
Accession number
94.924
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1993/94 (1994-06-29)
Provenance
Collection of Joyce Allen until her death in 1992. Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from the family Joyce Allen, Sydney, June 1994.
Credit line
Gift of the family of Joyce Allen 1994
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Bray, Betty. | (1942–) Australian | Female | artist