Primary Artist

Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)

Title

A picture of passion and desire

Date made

1965

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour from, five blocks

Matrix size

62.8 x 46.0 cm (printed image)

Support

thick cream wove Arches Satine paper

Support size

76.0 x 57.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: lower left corner, '1'; upper right corner, '1'; upper left corner, 'ARCHES/FRANCE'

State

published state

Impression

artist's proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Barbara Hanrahan 1965/75'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Artist Proof'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'A Picture of Passion & Desire'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

136

Accession number

94.113

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1993/94 (1994-02-23)

Provenance

Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Jo Steele (partner of the late Barbara Hanrahan), Adelaide, 1994.

Credit line

Gift of Jo Steele 1994

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Note Alison Carroll Cat.22 which is a colour etching.

Creators

HANRAHAN, Barbara | (1939–1991) Australian | Female | artist