Old men enter carrying fagots to smoke out the women.
Primary Artist
Arthur Boyd (1920–1999)
Title
Old men enter carrying fagots to smoke out the women.
Source
Arthur Boyd, Lysistrata: A suite of 20 etchings. London: Ganymed Original Editions, 1970.
Page or Plate number
no.6
Date made
1970 – (1970)
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
34.9 x 39.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
heavy wove Hayle Mill paper
Support size
57.0 x 60.7 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: 'HAND MADE' [and] 'HAYLE MILL 11'
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
76034
Accession number
75.3.647
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Interim Council, Meeting 7 (1975-02-11)
Provenance
Gift of the artist to the Interim Council of the NGA, February 1975.
Credit line
The Arthur Boyd gift, 1975
Copyright
Reproduced with permission of Bundanon Trust
Subject category
Collection: The Arthur Boyd gift of his paintings, prints and drawings, 1975.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
BOYD, Arthur | (1920–1999) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
09 Jan 2013