Laughing Jack

Primary Artist

Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)

Title

Laughing Jack

Date made

1983

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

relief-etching, printed in red ink, from one plate

Matrix size

48.0 x 38.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove Arches paper

Support size

76.9 x 57.3 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: upper left corner, and lower right corner, 'Arches/ FRANCE'. Blindstamp lower left corner, 'VERITABLE PAPIER'

State

published state

Impression

artist's proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate mark, black pencil, 'Barbara Hanrahan 1983'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Laughing Jack A/P'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

157638

Accession number

92.329

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1991/92 (1992-04-30)

Provenance

Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Jo Steele, the artist's partner, 1992.

Credit line

Gift of Jo Steele 1992

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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