Merchant seaman. Number 3

Primary Artist

Fred Williams (1927–1982)

Title

Merchant seaman. Number 3

Reference

Mollison (1968), 84, iv/v

Date made

1955 – 1955-56

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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

Matrix size

14.8 x 11.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

white wove Kent paper

Support size

18.6 x 14.2 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: indecipherable

State

4th state of 5, published state

Impression

7/12

Edition information

edition of 12

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Fred Williams'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '7-12'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower left in black pencil, 'JM 84 iv/v'.

Subject description

Portrait of a merchant seaman.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

91314

Accession number

83.1293

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)

Provenance

Gift of James Mollison to the NGA, May 1983.

Credit line

Gift of James Mollison 1983.

Copyright

© Fred Williams Estate

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013