Romance is a ghastly business
Primary Artist
Davida Allen (1951–2014)
Title
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
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