May

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Primary Artist

Salvatore Zofrea (1946–)

Title

May

Source

Days of heaven: a set of twelve etchings. Sydney: Macquarie Galleries, 1984

Page or Plate number

no.5

Date made

1984

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Bardwell Park, Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

hardground-etching, printed in brown ink, from one zinc plate

Matrix size

45.0 x 60.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

dark cream wove Velin Arches 270 gsm paper

Support size

57.0 x 76.4 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: lower left corner, 'ARCHES/FRANCE'

Impression

workshop proof

Edition information

edition of 20, hand-tinted by the artist

Production notes

From "MONTHS OF THE YEAR" Suite (Complete set of 12 prints). Series commissioned by Macquarie Galleries, Sydney. Printed by Michelle Hingerty and Trevor Riach. Plates with Artist. Plate development and print production under supervision of Pamela Griffith.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right in black penciln's/ ZOFREA [FREA underlined]'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'WP'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Print workshop blindstamp lower right 'GRIFFITH STUDIO AND GRAPHIC WORKSHOP' [within circle]

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

178637

Accession number

93.1111

Accession method

Art Archive

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1992/93 (1993-06-23)

Provenance

Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Pamela Grifith (director of Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop), New South Wales, 1993.

Credit line

Gift of Pamela Griffith 1993

Copyright

© Salvatore Zofrea, 1984

Country of context

Australia

Notes

From "MONTHS OF THE YEAR" Suite (Complete set of 12 prints). Series commissioned by Macquarie Galleries, Sydney. Printed by Michelle Hingerty and Trevor Riach. Plates with Artist. Plate development and print production under supervision of Pamela Griffith.

Creators

HINGERTY, Michelle | (1962–) Australian | Female | printer

Macquarie Galleries. | Organisation | commissioner

RIACH, Trevor | (1958–) Australian | Male | printer

ZOFREA, Salvatore | (1946–) Australian | Italian | Male | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013