Tell me! tell me!

Primary Artist

Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)

Title

Tell me! tell me!

Date made

1989

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

30.0 x 21.8 cm (image)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

56.7 x 37.3 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

8/35

Edition information

edition of 35

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Barbara Hanrahan 1989'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Tel me! tell me! 8/35'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

168094

Accession number

92.367

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1991/92 (1992-04-30)

Provenance

Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Jo Steele, the artist's partner, 1992.

Credit line

Gift of Jo Steele 1992

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Within image 2 verses by D.H. Lawrence. Left verse read, u.l.-l.r, "There is no god/ apart from poppies/ and the flying/ fish, men sing-/ ing songs,/ and women/ brushing/ their hair/ in the sun./ D.H. Lawrence". Right verse read, u.l-l.r "Tell me! tell me!/ is there in you a/ beauty to com-/ pare to the/ honesuckle/ at evening/ now pouing/ out his/ breath./ D.H/L/".

Creators

HANRAHAN, Barbara | (1939–1991) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013