Foolish fly
Primary Artist
Vivienne Lewitt (1956–)
Title
Date made
1990
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Viridian Press, 148 Smith Street, Thornbury View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
15.8 x 15.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove Hahnemuhle paper
Support size
53.6 x 39.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: lower left corner vertical, 'HAHNEMUHLE'
State
published state
Impression
printer's proof
Edition information
edition of 12, plus proofs.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Vivienne Shark LeWitt'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'P.P.'
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Print workshop blindstamp lower right corner, 'VP' [within square].
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
6125
Accession number
95.823
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 2, 1995/96 (1995-10-26)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from John Loane (director of Viridian Press), Canberra, 1995.
Credit line
Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1995
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Lewitt, Vivienne. | (1956–) Australian | Female | artist
LOANE, John | (1950–) Australian | Male | printer
VIRIDIAN PRESS | (1988–) Australian | Organisation | publisher
VIRIDIAN PRESS | (1988–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013