Menura the lyrebird
Primary Artist
Harry Rosengrave (1899–1986)
Title
Date made
1972
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
9.4 x 18.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream cardboard paper
Support size
18.8 x 23.8 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
1/10
Edition information
edition of 10
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'H Rosengrave 72'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Menura The Lyrebird'. Inscribed centre below plate-mark in black pencil, '1/10'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'Rosengrave 6'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
41028
Accession number
86.215
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
Subject category
Australia, Animal: Bird, Lyrebird
Country of context
Australia
Notes
2.5 cm strip black paper glued u.c. edge verso. Support spoted with mildew.
Creators
ROSENGRAVE, Harry | (1899–1986) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013