Wedding night
Primary Artist
Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)
Title
Date made
1977
Place made
Australia, Australia, South Australia, Adelaide View on map Close map
Category
Print type
stencil
Technique
screenprint, printed in colour, from four stencils
Matrix size
64.0 x 46.2 cm (printed image)
Support
soft yellow wove paper
Support size
80.1 x 57.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: lower left corner, illegible initials; upper left edge, 'HAND MADE'
State
published state
Impression
3/17
Edition information
edition of 17
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Barbara Hanrahan 1977'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '3/17 Wedding Night'.
Subject description
A husband and wife lying in bed, naked, on their wedding night.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
35400
Accession number
84.507
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 8, 1983/84 (1984-04-10)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, 1984.
Credit line
Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1984
Country of context
Australia
Creators
HANRAHAN, Barbara | (1939–1991) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
06 Jan 2013