(The birthday party) or (The misguided mussell) or (Better killing through electronics)
Primary Artist
Tony Coleing (1942–)
Title
(The birthday party) or (The misguided mussell) or (Better killing through electronics)
Work number
Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 1629
Date made
1983
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Victorian Print Workshop, Meat Market Craft Centre, 42 Courtney Street, North Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
35.2 x 50.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick off-white wove Lana paper
Support size
56.0 x 76.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark lower right edge, '15(cross) 90 LANA'.
State
published state
Impression
workshop proof 2
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'T. Coleing 1983''. Printed title, lower centre within image in black ink, 'THE BIRTHDAY PARTY or THE MISGUIDED MUSSELL.' Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'VPW Proof II'.
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 1629'
Subject description
The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
124629
Accession number
2002.431.1629
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, 2002, where the work was produced.
Credit line
Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002
Subject category
Collection: The Australian Print Workshop [formerly Victorian Print Workshop] archive of Australian prints 1981 - 2002, acquired 2002.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
COLEING, Tony | (1942–) Australian | Male | artist
VICTORIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1981–1989) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013