Once upon a time, The Rocks c.1950. The Rocks revisited c.1978
Primary Artist
Elizabeth Rooney (1929–2016)
Title
Once upon a time, The Rocks c.1950. The Rocks revisited c.1978
Date made
1979
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, aquatint printed in brown ink, from two plates
Matrix size
14.6 x 18.4 cm (plate-mark (a))
Support
thick cream wove Arches BFK Rives paper
Support size
32.6 x 55.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: lower edge, [R]'IVES BFK'
State
3rd state
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Elizabeth Rooney 1979'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'Once Upon a Time, The Rocks' ca 1950 3rd State'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'The Rocks Revisited' ca 1978'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
88820
Accession number
89.542
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 8, 1988/89 (1989-05-11)
Credit line
Gordon Darling Fund 1989
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Rooney, Elizabeth. | (1929–2016) Australian | Female | artist