Primary Artist

Ken Cato (1945–)

Title

not titled [abstract black surface comprising many small black marks]

Work number

Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 1941

Date made

1996 – 1996, February

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

44.0 x 64.5 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thick white Velin Arches 250 gsm paper

Support size

56.0 x 76.5 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark lower left edge, 'ARCHES /FRANCE [infinity symbol]'.

State

published state

Impression

workshop proof 2/2

Edition information

edition of 5; plus1 right to print proof, 1 artist's proof, 2 workshop proofs

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '[indeciphable]'. Signed verso, lower right edge in black pencil, 'Ken Cato'. Not titled. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'APW 2/2'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Print workshop blindstamp lower right corner 'APW' [within rectangle]

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 1941'

Subject description

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

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

124941

Accession number

2002.431.1941

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, 2002, where the work was produced.

Credit line

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

Subject category

Collection: The Australian Print Workshop [formerly Victorian Print Workshop] archive of Australian prints 1981 - 2002, acquired 2002.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Cato, Ken. | (1945–) Australian | Male | artist