(Circus).
Primary Artist
Jennifer Barwell (1932–)
Title
Date made
1952 – c.1954
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, RMIT View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
softground etching, aquatint, drypoint and lavis printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
13.3 x 17.7 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick cream wove paper
Support size
18.0 x 20.3 cm (sheet (irregular))
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
No inscriptions
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso, lower right in black pencil, 'Jenny Barwell 23'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
40699
Accession number
86.103
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)
Provenance
Collection of the artist Harry Rosengrave (1899-1896), Melbourne. Purchased by the ANG from his family through Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, February 1986.
Credit line
Purchased 1986
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Exhibited May 1954 in "40 Prints by ten artists" at Peter Bray Gallery, Melbourne. Cat No. 33 "Circus ... aquatint, softground, drypoint".
Creators
Barwell, Jennifer. | (1932–) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013