Foolish fly

Primary Artist

Vivienne Lewitt (1956–)

Title

Foolish fly

Date made

1990

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Viridian Press, 148 Smith Street, Thornbury View on map Close map

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Category

Print

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