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Elizabeth Rooney (Aust., 1929-2016).

A View Of Middle Harbour [Sydney]

c1954. Etching, titled, dated “ca. 1954”, editioned 11/30 and signed in pencil in lower margin, 15.9 x 15.7cm. Minor foxing to margins. Framed.

Sydney-born Elizabeth Rooney was a key artist in the revival of printmaking in Sydney in the early 1960s. In 1949 Rooney studied the etching process under Herbert Gallop, a teacher at East Sydney Technical College.

As a satirist, Rooney focused on urban conservation and development in Sydney and Newcastle.

Rooney created more than 400 etchings over 50 years. Her work is held in the British Museum and major Australian collections. Ref: AGNSW.

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Item #CL183-140

Price (AUD): $990.00  other currencies