Self portrait

Primary Artist

David Fairbairn (1949–)

Title

Self portrait

Source

The Self Portrait Project, 2004-2005

Date made

2004

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Selwyn Street, Paddington View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

10.0 x 10.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thick off-white wove Velin Arches 300 gsm paper

Support size

20.0 x 20.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

8/10

Edition information

edition of 10

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'David Fairbain '04'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'S.S.P. II'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '8/10'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Print workshop blindstamp lower right corner, stylised image of cicada

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

172728

Accession number

2007.1549.139

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 3, 2007/2008 (2007-12-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Cicada Press, Sydney, 2007

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australia Pacific Print Fund, celebrating the National Gallery of Australia’s 25th anniversary, 2007

Creators

KEMPSON, Michael | (1961–) Australian | Male | printer

Fairbairn, David. | (1949–) Australian | Male | artist

CICADA PRESS | (2003–) Organisation | print workshop

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013