Bather
Primary Artist
Graham Fransella (1950–)
Title
Work number
Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 1932
Date made
1996 – 1996, July
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, roullette, open-bite, aquatint, scraping and burnishing, printed in colour, from two plates
Matrix size
50.5 x 35.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
meidum-weight white wove BFK Rives paper
Support size
76.0 x 56.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark lower left, 'BFK RIVES / FRANCE' over infinity symbol
State
published state
Impression
workshop proof 2/2
Edition information
edition of 50; plus 2 workshop proofs
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below image in blue pencil, 'Fransella 96'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in blue pencil, ''Bather''. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in blue pencil, 'A.P.W 2/2'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Print workshop blindstamp lower right corner 'APW' [within rectangle]
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 1932'
Subject description
The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
124932
Accession number
2002.431.1932
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, 2002, where the work was produced.
Credit line
Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002
Copyright
Courtesy of the artist
Subject category
Collection: The Australian Print Workshop [formerly Victorian Print Workshop] archive of Australian prints 1981 - 2002, acquired 2002.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
AUSTRALIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1989–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
Fransella, Graham. | (1950–) English | Male | artist