Animals

Primary Artist

Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)

Title

Animals

Date made

1962

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from two blocks (black and brown)

Matrix size

36.5 x 12.0 cm (printed image)

Support

Japanse style laid paper

Support size

45.1 x 14.9 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

2/12

Edition information

edition of 12

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, '1962 Barbara Hanrhan 2/12'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

146094

Accession number

91.1066

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1991/92 (1991-12-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from aGOG (Australian Girls Own Gallery), Canberra, 1991.

Credit line

Purchased 1991

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Within tree, verse by Stephens, "Animals", u.c to l.r., "Animals/ Little things that/ Run and [illeg.]/ And die in silence/ and despair;/ Little things that/ fight and fail. And fall on sea and/ earth and air;/ All trapped and/ frightened little things/ The mouse, the coney,/ hear our prayer:/ As we forgive those/ done to us,/ The lamb the linnet,/ and the harse:/ Forgive us all our/ trespasses,/ Little creatures/ everywhere./ Stephens".

Creators

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

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013