(Picnic in the country)

Artist: Rooney, Elizabeth. | Title: (Picnic in the country) | Technique: aquatint and softground etching, printed in blue-black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
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Primary Artist

Elizabeth Rooney (1929–2016)

Title

(Picnic in the country)

Place made

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint and softground etching, printed in blue-black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

no printed text

Matrix size

14.2 x 20.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

white textured wove paper

Support size

33.6 x 47.1 cm (sheet)

State

1st state

Edition information

edition printed in sepia ink

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

no inscriptions.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

1138

Accession number

94.909

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

Last Updated

08 Aug 2025