Once upon a time, The Rocks c.1950. The Rocks revisited c.1978
Primary Artist
Elizabeth Rooney (1929–2016)
Title
Once upon a time, The Rocks c.1950. The Rocks revisited c.1978
Date made
1979
Place made
Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, aquatint printed in brown ink, from two plates
Matrix size
14.6 x 18.4 cm (plate-mark (a))
Support
thick cream wove Arches BFK Rives paper
Support size
32.6 x 55.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: lower edge, [R]'IVES BFK'
State
3rd state
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Elizabeth Rooney 1979'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'Once Upon a Time, The Rocks' ca 1950 3rd State'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'The Rocks Revisited' ca 1978'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
88820
Accession number
89.542
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 8, 1988/89 (1989-05-11)
Credit line
Gordon Darling Fund 1989
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Rooney, Elizabeth. | (1929–2016) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013