Ferns. Number 2

Artist: b'WILLIAMS, Fred' | Title: b'Ferns. Number 2' | Date: 1971 | Technique: b'aquatint, rough biting, etching, engraving, electric hand engraving to roulette on lavis, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Fred Williams Estate'
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Primary Artist

Fred Williams (1927–1982)

Title

Ferns. Number 2

Reference

Mollison (list), 255, ii/iii

Date made

1971

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint, rough biting, etching, engraving, electric hand engraving to roulette on lavis, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate

Matrix size

22.4 x 27.5 cm (plate-mark)

Support

Lavis Montgolfier St Marcel Les Annonay paper

State

2nd state of 3

Impression

proof 1/4

Edition information

edition of 4

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed 'Fred Williams'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Proof 1/4'

Subject description

Flora: abstracted fern forms.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

34423

Accession number

84.73

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1983/84 (1984-02-14)

Provenance

Gift of James Mollison to the NGA, February 1984.

Credit line

Gift of James Mollison 1984.

Copyright

© Fred Williams Estate

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013