The King and the beast.
Primary Artist
Bernard Slawik (1904–1991)
Title
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
Category
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