'Lady for a Day'.
Primary Artist
William Hunter (1899–1963)
Title
Date made
1962
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Text printed from matrix
printed lower right within image, 'W. Hunter'.
Matrix size
17.4 x 14.6 cm (plate mark)
Support
wove paper
Support size
22.8 x 18.5 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
4/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'W. Hunter'.
not dated.
titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' "Lady for a Day" '.
inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '4/50'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
inscribed verso with lot number, '286'.
Subject description
Image of a lady singing? into a microphone. The title 'Lady for a day' refers to a popular television show on the Melbourne Television station HSV 7 in 1962
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
91027
Accession number
83.117
Accession method
Fund
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Leonard Joel, Melbourne, May 1983. From the auction, ' Australian Graphics', Melbourne: Leonard Joel, 19 October 1982, lot 286.
Credit line
Roger Butler Fund 1983.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Hunter, William. | (1899–1963) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Aug 2025