Day of yellow arrows, Pyrmont
Primary Artist
Elizabeth Rooney (1929–2016)
Title
Date made
1959
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
12.4 x 16.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid paper
Support size
28.0 x 36.0 cm (sheet)
State
1st state; published state
Impression
artist's proof, 2/20,
Edition information
edition of 20
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below image but within plate-mark in black pencil, 'Elizabeth Rooney '59'. Titled lower left below image but within plate-mark in black pencil, 'Day of Yellow Arrows / Pyrmont 2/20'. Inscribed lower right below image but within plate-mark in black pencil, 'Artists Proof'.
Subject description
Man looking downcast. contemplating road in Pyrmont, inner Sydney, with many directional roadsigns.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
38598
Accession number
76.1415
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 3, 1976/77 (1976-09-14)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Gallery A, Sydney, 1976.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Rooney, Elizabeth. | (1929–2016) Australian | Female | artist