Red trees

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

Fred Williams (1927–1982)

Title

Red trees

Reference

Mollison (1968), 171, i/iii

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; counterproof

Matrix size

20.2 x 14.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

white wove Kent paper

Support size

24.2 x 18.5 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

1st state of 3, counterproof

Impression

2/9

Edition information

1st state edition of 9 counterproofs

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, '2-9'

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso, pencil, 'JM 171 i/iii', '151 i counterproof'

Subject description

Landscape of tree trunks.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

68729

Accession number

87.1126

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 9, 1986/87 (1987-05-21)

Provenance

Gift of James Mollison to the NGA, May 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

06 Jan 2013