Easy Street, Gravesend
Primary Artist
Donald Friend (1915–1989)
Title
Date made
1934 (about)
Place made
Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in warm black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
12.9 17.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
medium-weight off-white wove paper
Support size
19.2 25.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
2/25
Edition information
edition of 25
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'D L Friend'.
not dated.
titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Easy Street, Gravesend.'.
inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '2/25'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
inscribed lower left corner in black pencil, '10c [illeg.]'.
Subject description
Gravesend is a small town in New South Wales
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
188093
Accession number
2009.112
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 5, 2008/2009 (2009-04-28)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, April 2009;
From the catalogue, 'Australian art: Collectors list no.130', Sydney: Joseph Lebovic Gallery, 2008, cat. no., 58, (illustrated).
Credit line
Purchased 2009
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Friend, Donald. | (1915–1989) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
17 Jul 2026