Primary Artist

Arthur Boyd (1920–1999)

Title

not titled [3 figures and upside down bull]

Work number

Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 905

Date made

1981

Date details

plate created 1960, printed at APW 1981

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and dry point, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

38.6 x 58.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thick white wove Arches BFK Rives paper

Support size

55.6 x 75.8 cm (sheet (deckle-edged))

Manufacturers mark

watermark lower left corner, 'BFK RIVES / FRANCE [infinity symbol]'.

State

published state

Impression

workshop proof 2/2

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Arthur Boyd.'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed with impression details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'VPW 2/2'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Print workshop blindstamp lower right corner, 'VPW' [within rectangle]

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 905'. Inscribed verso, pencil, '#2'

Subject description

The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

123905

Accession number

2002.431.905

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

Reproduced with permission of Bundanon Trust

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

BOYD, Arthur | (1920–1999) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013