The engagement ring. Number 1

Artist: b'WILLIAMS, Fred' | Title: b'The engagement ring. Number 1' | Date: 1955-56 | Technique: b'etching, deep etch and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one brass plate' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Fred Williams Estate'
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Primary Artist

Fred Williams (1927–1982)

Title

The engagement ring. Number 1

Reference

Mollison (1968), 87, i/i

Date made

1955 – 1955-56

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, deep etch and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one brass plate

Matrix size

12.0 x 10.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream Ingres paper

Support size

25.0 x 20.6 cm (sheet)

State

1st and only state

Impression

1/7

Edition information

edition of 7

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, '1-7'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Iinscribed verso lower right in black pencil, '70A' [by James Mollison]. Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'JM 87i/i' [by JG '86].

Subject description

Woman seated, feeling her engagement ring.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

52895

Accession number

86.1499

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 9, 1985/86 (1986-06-17)

Provenance

Gift of James Mollison to the NGA, June 1986.

Credit line

Gift of James Mollison 1986

Copyright

© Fred Williams Estate

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013