Eastern sea board, under six
Primary Artist
Pamela Griffith (1943–)
Title
Date made
1980
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Bardwell Park, Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, aquatint, soft ground printed in colour from two zinc plates
Matrix size
60.8 x 45.3 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream C.M. Fabriano wove paper
Support size
76.0 x 56.0 cm (sheet)
State
final state
Impression
proof
Edition information
edition of 15
Production notes
Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop note: Weakness in aquatint and registration made this a difficult image to print, so edition kept small.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'P.A. Griffith'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'last State Proof'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'Eastern Sea Board-Under Six' '.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
1192
Accession number
94.782
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1993/94 (1994-06-29)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Ross Griffith, husband of Pamela Griffith, of Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop, Bardwell Park, New South Wales, June 1994.
Credit line
Gift of Professor Ross Griffith 1994
Copyright
© Pamela Griffith
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Printed by Pamela Griffith and Ailsa Morgan. Edition intended to be 30, but due to printing problems completed at 15. Brown and black printed from one plate with hard ground image. Yellow plate soft ground and aquatint.
Creators
GRIFFITH STUDIO AND GRAPHIC WORKSHOP | (1973–1999) Australian | Organisation | publisher
Morgan, Ailsa Lesley. | (1953–) Australian | Female | printer
GRIFFITH, Pamela | (1943–) Australian | Female | printer
GRIFFITH, Pamela | (1943–) Australian | Female | artist