Primary Artist

Elizabeth Rooney (1929–2016)

Title

13th October 1989, a view from Pitt and Park Streets

Date made

1989 – 1989-90

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one zinc plate

Matrix size

25.2 x 33.6 cm (plate-mark)

Support

white wove paper

Support size

37.7 x 56.0 cm (sheet)

Impression

Pressure proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'ER 89-90'. Signed and dated lower right corner in black pencil, '...Rooney 23/8/90'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '13th Oct 1989'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Pressure Proof'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

1130

Accession number

94.945

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1993/94 (1994-06-29)

Provenance

Gift to Joyce Allen, from the artist. The Allen family by descent, 1992. Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from the family of Joyce Allen, 1994.

Credit line

Gift of the family of Joyce Allen 1994

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Dear Joyce/ encl "One Night at La Pena/ as per reminicience/ last month or so back/and this pressure pull for "13th Oct 1989"/ which proved to a min 'best seller at Joy Ewart & friends show - well 3 is a bit of a best seller for me/ enabling me to indulge m'self too - thanks to all concerned incl...

Creators

Rooney, Elizabeth. | (1929–2016) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013