(Hunter Street 1979)
Primary Artist
Elizabeth Rooney (1929–2016)
Title
Date made
1979 – (1979)
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, aquatint, printed in sepia ink, from one plate
Matrix size
17.4 x 50.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
21.0 x 55.6 cm (sheet)
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated verso upper right vertically in red pen and ink '15th May 1979 / Rooney ER'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
1132
Accession number
94.946
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1993/94 (1994-06-29)
Provenance
Gift to Joyce Allen, from the artist. The Allen family by descent, 1992. Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from the family of Joyce Allen, 1994.
Credit line
Gift of the family of Joyce Allen 1994
Country of context
Australia
Notes
My dearest Joyce/ It is always so nice to find/ a letter from you out in the little box./ Often have thought of ye of late &/ hope you & yours "on an even keal?"/ And your detail about Mrs Gale, who bought/ Essex St,79 is appreciated too, very much./ I hope the print turns out to be worth/ ...
Creators
Rooney, Elizabeth. | (1929–2016) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013