Bird totems

Artist: Coburn, John. | Title: Bird totems | Date: 1990 | Technique: lithograph, printed in colour, from five stones [or plates]
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Primary Artist

John Coburn (1925–2006)

Title

Bird totems

Reference

J.Kolenberg (2000), 79

Work number

Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 1980

Date made

1990

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from five stones [or plates]

Matrix size

50.2 x 70.2 cm (printed image)

Support

thick off-white wove Arches BFK Rives paper

Support size

56.1 x 75.8 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

workshop proof 2/2

Edition information

edition of 40; plus 2 trial proofs, 1 right-to-print proof, 4 artist's proofs, 2 printer's proofs, 2 workshop proofs, 1 presentation proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below image in black pencil, 'Coburn '90'. Titled lower centre below image in black pencil, 'Bird Totems'. Inscribed with edition details lower left below image in black pencil, 'APW Proof 2/2'.

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 1980'

Subject description

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

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

124980

Accession number

2002.431.1980

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

Coburn, John. | (1925–2006) Australian | Male | artist

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

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