Spearing roo
Primary Artist
Robert Campbell (Jnr.) (1944–1993)
Title
Source
From Prints by twenty-five Australian artists. Canberra: Australian National Gallery and Australian Bicentennial Authority, 1988.
Page or Plate number
no.4.
Work number
Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 2321
Date made
1988
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Fitzroy View on map Close map
Category
Print type
stencil
Technique
screenprint, printed in colour, from four stencils
Matrix size
42.8 x 55.6 cm (printed image)
Support
thick off-white Arches Satine 300 gsm paper
Support size
57.0 x 76.5 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark upper left edge, 'ARCHES / FRANCE'; blindstamp upper left edge, 'VERITABLE PAPIER D' ARCHE SATINE'.
State
published state
Impression
workshop proof 2
Edition information
edition of 80; plus 2 artists proofs; 1 printers proof; 2 workshop proofs
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Robert Campbell JR / 25.5.1988 / NGAKU'. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'SPEARING ROO' Inscribed with edition details lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'V.P.W. Proof - 2'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Print workshop blindstamp lower right, 'VPW' [within rectangle]
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 2321'
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
125321
Accession number
2002.431.2321
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, 2006, 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 categories
Australia, Bicentennial, 1988 | Australia, Animal: Kangaroo
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Campbell (Jnr.), Robert | (1944–1993) Aboriginal Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013