Desire for love, dropping everything else

Primary Artist

Bruno Simon (1913–1999)

Title

Desire for love, dropping everything else

Source

Tatura dreams 5

Date made

1941

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Tatura, Internment camp View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

monoprint

Technique

monotype, printed in brown ink, from one plate

Matrix size

28.2 x 16.4 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

28.6 x 22.2 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

unique impression; no edition

Production notes

In 1987 the work was reprinted as an etching to form part of the portfolio of 6 etchings titled, Tatura Dreams which was published in an edition of 10.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed on comp lower right in black pencil, overwritten in black ballpoint pen 'BS'. Not dated. Inscribed verso backing sheet upper leftc., black pencil, 'BRUNO SIMON 21 54 16.'. Inscribed on mount lower left corner in black pencil, '1/1'. Inscribed on mount lower right corner in black pencil, 'V'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

187713

Accession number

94.1339

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 2, 1994/95 (1994-10-26)

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1994

Subject category

War: second world war, 1939-1945

Country of context

Australia

Notes

In 1987, the work was reprinted as an etching to form part of the portfolio of 6 etchings titled, Tatura Dreams which was published in an edition of 10.

Creators

Simon, Bruno. | (1913–1999) Austrian | Swiss | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013