Freshwater turtle 2
Primary Artist
Rosella Namok (1979–)
Title
Date made
1997 – 1997, July
Place made
Australia, Australia, Queensland, Lockhart River, Lockhart River Arts & Culture Centre View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in warm balck ink, from one plate
Matrix size
24.8 x 19.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick white wove Magnani paper
Support size
37.8 x 28.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: top right, Magnani manufactuers mark
State
2nd state
Impression
trial proof
Edition information
edition unknown; plus trial proofs
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Rosella Namok/Lockhart River/98'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ''Freshwater Turtle 2''. Inscribed with impression details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'T/P'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
130517
Accession number
2004.358.6
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 2, 2004/2005 (2004-10-27)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Geoffrey and Fran Barker (who established printmaking at Lockhart River in 1995), 2004.
Credit line
Gift of Geoff and Fran Barker 2004
Creators
Boag, Yvonne. | (1954–) Australian | Scottish | Female | printer
Namok, Rosella. | (1979–) Aboriginal Australian | Female | artist