In the forest of the night.
Primary Artist
Karin Schepers (1927–)
Title
Date made
1962
Place made
Tarntanya / Adelaide, South Australia, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
sugarlift aquatint, etching and drypoint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
30.0 x 40.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
Arches paper
State
published state
Impression
6/20
Edition information
edition of 20
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'K. Schepers 1962'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'IN THE FOREST OF THE NIGHT'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 6/20'.
Subject description
Title from the poem by William Blake.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
43391
Accession number
66.33
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
C.A.A.B. Meeting (1966-03-15)
Provenance
Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from the artist, Adelaide, March 1966.
Credit line
Purchased 1966
Country of context
Australia
Creators
SCHEPERS, Karin | (1927–) German | Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013