The lark
Primary Artist
Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)
Title
Date made
1962
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in colour, from two blocks
Matrix size
58.5 x 65.5 cm (printed image (overall))
Support
yellow laid paper
Support size
61.0 x 79.6 cm (sheet)
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower left below image 1, black pencil, 'Barbara Hanrahan 1962'. Inscribed lower left below image 1, black pencil, 'The Lark ...'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
146069
Accession number
91.1041
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1991/92 (1991-12-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from aGOG (Australian Girls Own Gallery), Canberra, 1991.
Credit line
Purchased 1991
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Image 1 contains verse, u.l.-l.r., "The lark/ sings high/ up in the/ air,/ The linnet/ in the tree:/ The swan/ he has a/ bosom fair,/ And who/ so proud/ as he?".
Creators
HANRAHAN, Barbara | (1939–1991) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013