The sweetening of the year

Primary Artist

Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)

Title

The sweetening of the year

Date made

1983

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

12.6 x 7.8 cm (image)

Support

thin bone wove paper

Support size

21.8 x 15.4 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

37/50

Edition information

edition of 50

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Hanrahan 1983'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Sweetening of the Year 37/50'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

167840

Accession number

92.335

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1991/92 (1992-04-30)

Provenance

Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Jo Steele, the artist's partner, 1992.

Credit line

Gift of Jo Steele 1992

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Illustration for a poem by Shaw Neilson.

Creators

HANRAHAN, Barbara | (1939–1991) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013