Chelsea Palace

Primary Artist

Fred Williams (1927–1982)

Title

Chelsea Palace

Reference

Mollison (1968), 13 B, ii/iii

Date made

1955 – 1955-56

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, engraving, and rough biting, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

3.9 x 3.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

white wove Kent paper

Support size

16.6 x 14.2 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

2nd state of 3

Impression

uninscribed proof

Edition information

2nd state, 1 proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'FW'. Not dated.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso, pencil, 'JM 13 B ii/iii' [JG]

Subject description

Theatrical scene of two audience members watching from a theatre box, Chelsea Palace Theatre, King's Road, London.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

70322

Accession number

87.1857

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 5, 1987/88 (1987-11-10)

Provenance

With the artist until his death in 1982. By descent to Lyn Williams, the artist's widow. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Lyn Williams, Melbourne, November 1987.

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1987

Copyright

© Fred Williams Estate

Country of context

Australia

Creators

WILLIAMS, Fred | (1927–1982) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013