Earth mother

Primary Artist

Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)

Title

Earth mother

Date made

1975

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in red ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

37.7 x 45.5 cm (plate-mark)

Support

textured medium cream wove paper

Support size

78.8 x 56.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

artist's proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Barbara Hanrahan 1975'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Earth Mother'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Artists Proof'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

39325

Accession number

76.865

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 5, 1976/77 (1976-11-09)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane, 1976.

Credit line

Purchased 1976

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Plate contains verse l.l.c., "When the apple trees in spring/ were gay,/ With many a rosy bloos-/ om,/ A damsel plucked them/ every day/ To deck her hair and/ bosom.".

Creators

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