"Lady for a Day"

Primary Artist

William Hunter (1899–1963)

Title

"Lady for a Day"

Date made

1962

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

17.4 x 14.6 cm (printed image)

Support

wove paper

Support size

22.8 x 18.5 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

4/50

Edition information

edition of 50

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'William Hunter'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lady for a Day'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '4/50'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso with lot number, '286'.

Subject description

Image of a lady singing? into a microphone. The title 'Lady for a day' refers to a popular television show on the Melbourne Television station HSV 7 in 1962

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

91027

Accession number

83.117

Accession method

Fund

Meeting

Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Leonard Joel, Melbourne, May 1983. From the auction, ' Australian Graphics', Melbourne: Leonard Joel, 19 October 1982, lot 286.

Credit line

Roger Butler Fund 1983.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Hunter, William. | (1899–1963) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013