Wild camels

Artist: b'Olsen, John.' | Title: b'Wild camels' | Date: 1976 | Technique: b'aquatint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 John Olsen. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia'
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Primary Artist

John Olsen (1928–2023)

Title

Wild camels

Source

In Lake Eyre, the desert sea. Sydney: Port Jackson Press, 1976.

Page or Plate number

no.2

Reference

Olsen (1980), 36

Date made

1976

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

40.3 x 33.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream Velim Arches 250 gsm paper

Support size

75.0 x 52.6 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

21/60

Edition information

edition of 60

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below image in black pencil, 'John Olsen 1976'. Titled lower centre below image in black pencil, 'Wild Camels'. Inscribed lower left below image in black pencil, '21/60'.

Subject description

Camels at Lake Eyre, South Australia.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

59660

Accession number

79.1862.4

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1979/80 (1979-08-13)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Port Jackson Press, Sydney, August 1979.

Credit line

Purchased 1979

Copyright

© John Olsen. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Olsen, John. | (1928–2023) Australian | Male | artist

PORT JACKSON PRESS | (1975–) Australian | Organisation | publisher

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013