Primary Artist

Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)

Title

Misericordia!

Date made

1982

Category

Print

Print type

relief, stencil

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block; screenprint, printed in red ink, from one stencil

Matrix size

24.6 x 11.8 cm (printed image (overall))

Support

Japanese style wove paper

State

published state

Impression

1/24

Edition information

edition of 24

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Barbara Hanrahan 1982'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Misericorda!'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, '1/24'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

157032

Accession number

92.323

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

Image 2 is a verse by Walter de la Mare "Misericordia!/ Weep with me./ Waneth the dusk light;/ Strange the tree;/ In regions barbarous/ Lost are we./ Walter de la Mare".

Creators

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013