Warrior blood... thunder only happens when it's raining

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Title

Warrior blood... thunder only happens when it's raining

Date made

1987

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint and open-bite, printed in colour, from multiple plates

Support

very thick off-white wove paper

State

1st state

Impression

artist's proof

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below image in black pencil, '87 JOHN NEESON'. Titled lower centre below image in black pencil, 'WARRIOR. BLOOD THUNDER ONLY HAPPENS WHEN ITS RAINING'. Inscribed lower left below image in black pencil, 'AP. 1st STATE'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Inscribed lower edge in black pencil, 'FIRST STATE ARTISTS PROOF'.

IRN

188933

Accession number

2011.1171

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2011/2012 (2011-08-31)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the artist, Melbourne, August 2011.

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australia Pacific Print Fund, 2011

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013