Gum trees at Colo Vale

Artist: b'WILLIAMS, Fred' | Title: b'Gum trees at Colo Vale' | Date: 1958 | Technique: b'etching, aquatint, engraving and drypoint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Fred Williams Estate'
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Primary Artist

Fred Williams (1927–1982)

Title

Gum trees at Colo Vale

Reference

Mollison (1968), 169, i/ii

Date made

1958

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint, engraving and drypoint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

16.8 x 17.4 cm (plate-mark)

Support

white wove Kent paper

Support size

18.0 x 18.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

1st state of 2; published state

Impression

3/20

Edition information

2nd state edition of 16

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Fred Williams'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '3-20'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso, pencil, 'JM 169 i/ii'

Subject description

Landscape of gum trees (eucalyptus) and horizon, Colo Vale, N.S.W.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

80045

Accession number

87.2046

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1987/88 (1987-12-08)

Provenance

Gift of James Mollison to the NGA, December 1987.

Credit line

Gift of James Mollison 1987

Copyright

© Fred Williams Estate

Country of context

Australia

Creators

WILLIAMS, Fred | (1927–1982) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013