(Drought)
(1957-1958)
Medium
colour etching, colour aquatint, deep etching and relief printing
Measurements
24.6 × 29.7 cm (plate) 33.6 × 40.0 cm irreg. (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Australian Galleries, Member, 1996
© The Estate of Sidney Nolan / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.l.: N
Accession Number
1996.812
Departments
Australian Prints / Australian Prints & Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Physical description
Printed in shades of vibrant orange and purple, this image depicts the contorted form of a cow, victim of the savage drought which killed thousands of cattle in Australia during the early 1950s