Bridgehead revisited
Primary Artist
Elizabeth Rooney (1929–2016)
Title
Date made
1986
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, aquatint, roulette printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
23.0 x 49.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove Arches paper
Support size
37.6 x 70.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: lower right corner, 'ARCHES/FRANCE'
State
2nd state
Impression
working proof 1
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Elizabeth Rooney 1985-85'. Inscribed lower left - lower centre in black pencil, ' 'Bridgehead Revisited, 2nd State 1986' Working Proof 1'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
1156
Accession number
94.956
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
19 Mar 2013