Wedding night
Primary Artist
Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)
Title
Reference
Carroll (1986), 2
Date made
1964
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London, Central School of Arts and Crafts View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in colour, with plate-tone, from two plates
Matrix size
50.8 x 39.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick hard cream wove paper
Support size
70.8 x 49.2 cm (sheet)
State
1st colour state
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower left on plate 'Barbara Hanrahan March 16th 1964'. Signed lower right below plate mark, black pencil, 'Barbara Hanrahan/'. Dated lower left below plate mark, black pencil, '-1964'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Colour State I -'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'Wedding Night.' '.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower left in black pencil, '$30'.
Subject description
A husband and wife lying in bed, naked, on their wedding night.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
152
Accession number
94.128
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1993/94 (1994-02-23)
Provenance
Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Jo Steele (partner of the late Barbara Hanrahan), Adelaide, 1994.
Credit line
Gift of Jo Steele 1994
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Inscribed on reverse, l.l., pencil "$30".
Creators
HANRAHAN, Barbara | (1939–1991) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013