Child away

Artist: b'Rooney, Robert.' | Title: b'Child away' | Date: 1955 | Technique: b'soft-ground etching and aquatint, printed in warm black ink, from one plate' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 the artist'
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Primary Artist

Robert Rooney (1937–2017)

Title

Child away

Date made

1955

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Swinburne Technical College, John Street, Hawthorn View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

soft-ground etching and aquatint, printed in warm black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

17.0 x 13.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

21.5 x 16.0 cm (sheet)

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'ROBERT ROONEY'. Titled and editioned, lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'CHILD AWAY. ARTIST'S PROOF'. Dated, lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'CIRCA 1955.'

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

171845

Accession number

2008.63

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 4, 2007/2008 (2008-02-26)

Provenance

Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from the artist, Melbourne, 2008

Credit line

Gift of the artist, 2008

Copyright

© the artist

Creators

Rooney, Robert. | (1937–2017) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013