Primary Artist

Donald Friend (1915–1989)

Title

The renovations.

Date made

1940 (about)

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in brown/black ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

13.6 x 17.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

dark cream wove paper

Support size

20.3 x 24.4 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

4/30

Edition information

edition of 30

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Donald Friend'.
not dated.
titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Renovators'.
inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '4/30'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

inscribed lower right corner of sheet, '2'.

Collection

Art Gallery of New South Wales

Accession number

47.2006

Accession method

purchase

Provenance

Fine prints, Sydney: Josef Lebovic Gallery, Collectors' list 86, 2000, no.43 ($2,000).

Credit line

Purchased with funds provided by the Australian Prints, Drawings and Watercolours Benefactors Fund 2006

Web address

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/47.2006/

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Friend, Donald. | (1915–1989) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

17 Jul 2026