The King and the beast.

Primary Artist

Bernard Slawik (1904–1991)

Title

The King and the beast.

Source

100 x 100 portfolio: 100 prints by 100 Australian artists. Melbourne: Print Council of Australia, 1988.

Page or Plate number

no.77.

Date made

1988

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Print Council of Australia workshop, 2nd floor, 172 Roden Street, West Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint, softground-etching and burnishing, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

18.5 x 30.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

wove paper

Support size

60.0 x 39.5 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

artist's proof 2/6

Edition information

edition of 100

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Bernard Slawik/ 1981'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The King and the beast'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'A/proof.2/6'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

41741

Accession number

86.526

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the artist, Melbourne, February 1986.

Credit line

Purchased 1986

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Finnigan, Megan. | (1964–) Australian | Female | printer

Slawik, Bernard. | (1904–1991) Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013