A view from Black Mountain
Primary Artist
Elizabeth Rooney (1929–2016)
Title
Date made
1971
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 copper plate
Matrix size
30.2 x 38.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
40.7 x 56.2 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
artist's proof 1
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'E.Rooney 1971'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'A view from Black Mountain'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Artist's Proof -1'. Inscribed lower left edge, black pencil, 'Guess who's not in Canberra any more?'
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
1140
Accession number
94.911
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
Creators
Rooney, Elizabeth. | (1929–2016) Australian | Female | artist