Child away
Primary Artist
Robert Rooney (1937–2017)
Title
Date made
1955
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Swinburne Technical College, John Street, Hawthorn View on map Close map
Category
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