Namorodo Dreamtime Temptress
Primary Artist
Bevan Hayward Pooaraar (1939–2004)
Title
Date made
1987
Place made
Australia, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in purple ink, from one plate
Matrix size
50.7 x 39.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick wove paper
Support size
65.2 x 45.3 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
1/4
Edition information
edition of 4
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Pooaraar 1987'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, ''Namarodo' Dreamtime Temptress'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Various'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
77369
Accession number
88.444
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 9, 1987/88 (1988-04-14)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the artist, Western Australia, April 1988.
Credit line
Wally Caruna Fund 1988
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Hayward Pooaraar, Bevan. | (1939–2004) Aboriginal Australian | Male | artist