Iraqi civil troops heading for Iran
Primary Artist
Sally L'Estrange (1953–)
Title
Iraqi civil troops heading for Iran
Date made
1981
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate; hand-written text in pink fibre tipped pen
Matrix size
23.8 x 38.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
white wove paper
Support size
29.0 x 39.8 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
8/8
Edition information
edition of 8
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed centre right on image in black pencil, 'S L'Estrange'. Titled lower left to right in pink fibre-tipped pen, 'Iraqi civil troops heading for Iran. The / soldiers going to fight near Abedan / are pictured 200m from the Iraq / Iran border at Seba - AA photo'. Inscribed centre left on image in black pencil, '8/8'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
37955
Accession number
84.648
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 9, 1983/84 (1984-05-08)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Powell Street Gallery, Melbourne, 1984.
Credit line
Gordon Darling Fund 1984
Subject category
War: Gulf war, 1990-1991
Country of context
Australia
Creators
L'Estrange, Sally. | (1953–) Australian | Female | artist