Romance is a ghastly business

Primary Artist

Davida Allen (1951–2014)

Title

Romance is a ghastly business

Source

In Close to the bone. Brisbane: Ray Hughes Gallery, 1991

Work number

Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 2706

Date made

1991 – 1991, July - September

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Portfolio

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in colour, from one plate

Support

cream wove Arches paper

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition of 40

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'Davida Allen.'. Not dated. Not titled. Not inscribed.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Print workshop blindstamp lower right, 'VPW' [within rectangle]

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 2706'

Subject description

The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

125706

Accession number

2002.431.2706

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 7, 2001/2002 (2002-06-26)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Australian Print Workshop (formerly the Victorian Print Workshop), Melbourne, 2006, where the work was produced.

Credit line

Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Allen, Davida | (1951–2014) Australian | Female | artist

AUSTRALIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1989–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop

RAY HUGHES GALLERY | (1969–) Organisation | publisher

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013