I wanted to draw you a strawberry but I ate it instead.
Primary Artist
Carol Carstairs (1959–2020)
Title
I wanted to draw you a strawberry but I ate it instead.
Source
In Minutia: A portfolio of 20 prints by individual artists
Page or Plate number
no.1
Work number
Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 2512
Date made
2000 – 2000, November
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Australian Print Workshop, 210 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black and red, a la poupee, from one plate
Matrix size
10.7 x 9.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
medium-weight white wove paper
Support size
28.0 x 25.3 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
proof
Edition information
edition of 26
Production notes
Produced in the Access Workshop.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Carol Carstairs / 2000'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'I wanted to draw you a strawberry' / but I ate it instead'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Proof'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
no blindstamp
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 2512'
Subject description
The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
125512
Accession number
2002.431.2512
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 2001/2002 (2002-06-26)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Australian Print Workshop (formerly the Victorian Print Workshop), Melbourne, 2002, where the work was produced.
Credit line
Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002
Subject category
Collection: The Australian Print Workshop [formerly Victorian Print Workshop] archive of Australian prints 1981 - 2002, acquired 2002.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
AUSTRALIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1989–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
Carstairs, Carol. | (1959–2020) French | Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013