(Queen Victoria building, Sydney)

Primary Artist

Elizabeth Rooney (1929–2016)

Title

(Queen Victoria building, Sydney)

Date made

1980 – (1980s)

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and foul biting, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one zinc plate; black ballpoint pen and pencil

Matrix size

22.6 x 30.6 cm (printed image (trimmed))

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

22.6 x 30.6 cm (sheet)

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed reverse upper left inverted in blue ballpoint pen '.../Rooney'. Not dated.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

1147

Accession number

94.952

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

Notes

Inscribed reverse left inverted, blue ballpoint pen "Because I caused such inconvenience,/ Joyce dear, I'm still v. upset re Friday- /& hearing you so very ill on phone,/ As all I can do is hope are on/ the mend by this and thought/ to let you know-(on this little/ "sketch" print which might be...".

Creators

Rooney, Elizabeth. | (1929–2016) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013