Forever the snake

Artist: b'Olsen, John.' | Title: b'Forever the snake' | Date: 1978 | Technique: b'etching and aquatint, printed in green/brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 John Olsen. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia'
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Primary Artist

John Olsen (1928–2023)

Title

Forever the snake

Source

Earth Hold, Sydney: Port Jackson Press, 1978

Page or Plate number

no.10.

Reference

Olsen (1980), 86

Date made

1978

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, East Kangaloon, Max Miller Workshop View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in green/brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

37.6 x 30.3 cm (plate-mark)

Support

Arches paper

Support size

75.1 x 52.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

2/60

Edition information

edition of 60; plus 9 artist's proofs

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and datedlower right below plate-mark in black black pencil, 'John / Olsen / 1978'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black black pencil, 'Forever the snake' Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black black pencil, '2/60',

Subject description

Snake in a landscape.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

33344

Accession number

82.173

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 10, 1981/82 (1982-06-15)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Port Jackson Press, Sydney, June 1982.

Credit line

Purchased 1982

Copyright

© John Olsen. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Miller, Max. | (1940–) Australian | Male | printer

Olsen, John. | (1928–2023) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013