Serigraph.
Primary Artist
Henry Salkauskas (1925–1979)
Title
Date made
1963
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
stencil
Technique
screenprint, printed in black ink, from one screen
Matrix size
53.8 x 72.4 cm (printed image)
Support
white wove paper
Support size
62.5 x 86.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
4/12
Edition information
edition of 12
Production notes
'It took Mr. Salkauskas about half a day to complete from the time he set the silk screen on a wooden frame until he finished taking prints. Mr Salkauskas will print only 12 copies of serigraph and will sell them for 16 guineas each. 'It is a completley abstract landscape' sad Mr Salkauskas'. (unsourced newspaper cutting NGA file 80/1069)
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Henry Salkauskas...1963'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, '4/12'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
78680
Accession number
64.8
Accession method
Unknown
Provenance
Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from an unidentified vendor [the artist?], January 1964.
Copyright
© Eva Kubbos
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Salkauskas, Henry. | (1925–1979) Australian | Lithuanian | Male | artist
Last Updated
09 Jan 2013