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

Print Council of Australia workshop, 2nd floor, 172 Roden Street, West Melbourne, Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 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