Coopers creek in flood

Artist: b'Olsen, John.' | Title: b'Coopers creek in flood' | Date: 1976 | Technique: b'sugarlift-aquatint and engraving, printed in warm 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

Coopers creek in flood

Source

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

Page or Plate number

no.4

Reference

Olsen (1980), 38

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

sugarlift-aquatint and engraving, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

30.0 x 39.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream Velim Arches 250 gsm paper

Support size

75.0 x 52.7 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 plate-mark in black pencil, 'John Olsen 1976'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Cooper creek in Flood'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '21/60'. Inscribed above plate-mar, 'XVI / 'I do my utmost to atain / emptiness; - I hold firm to stillness / '

Subject description

Abstract lines representing Cooper Creek near Lake Eyre, South Australia.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

59657

Accession number

79.1862.1

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

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

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013