Barramundi dreaming.

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Primary Artist

Queenie Mckenzie (1930–1998)

Title

Barramundi dreaming.

Date made

1996

Place made

Australia, Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin, Red Hand Prints View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint and sugar-lift, printed in red oxide ink, from one plate

Matrix size

34.4 x 49.5 cm (printed image)

Support

thick off-white wove Arches paper

Support size

56.6 x 76.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: lower left edge, 'ARCHES/ FRANCE' and infinity symbol, in reverse

State

published state

Impression

printer's proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Titled lower centre below image, in black pencil, 'BARRAMUNDI DREAMING'. Signed lower right below image, in black pencil, and black ink, '[thumbprint] QUEENIE McKENZIE'. Inscribed with edition details, lower left below image, in black pencil, 'PP PM78'. Not dated.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

162077

Accession number

2007.466

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2007/2008 (2007-08-28)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Franck Gohier (the printer of the work), Darwin, 2007.

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australia Pacific Print Fund, celebrating the National Gallery of Australia’s 25th anniversary, 2007

Creators

NORTHERN TERRITORY UNIVERSITY | Organisation | print workshop

GOHIER, Frank | (1968–) Australian | French | Male | printer

McKenzie, Queenie | (1930–1998) Aboriginal Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013