Primary Artist

Davida Allen (1951–2014)

Title

The artist's lament: What am I doing up this ladder

Source

In Close to the bone. Brisbane: Ray Hughes Gallery, 1991

Work number

Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 2719

Date made

1991 – 1991, July - September

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Fitzroy View on map Close map

Category

Portfolio

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from four plates

Support

cream wove Arches paper

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition of 40

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'Davida Allen.'. Not dated. Not titled. Not inscribed.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Print workshop blindstamp lower right, 'VPW' [within rectangle]

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 2719'

Subject description

The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

125719

Accession number

2002.431.2719

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 7, 2001/2002 (2002-06-26)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Australian Print Workshop (formerly the Victorian Print Workshop), Melbourne, 2006, where the work was produced.

Credit line

Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002

Country of context

Australia

Creators

RAY HUGHES GALLERY | (1972–) Organisation | publisher

AUSTRALIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1989–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop

KING, Martin | (1957–) Australian | Male | printer

Leveson, Neil. | (1948–1992) Australian | Male | printer

Allen, Davida | (1951–2014) Australian | Female | artist