Farida

Primary Artist

Frederick Halpern (1909–)

Title

Farida

Date made

1958 – c.1960

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and drypoint, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

19.9 x 14.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove Japanese vellum paper

Support size

33.4 x 26.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

14/25

Edition information

edition of 25

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right partially on image in black pencil, 'Halpern'. Inscribed lower centre partially on image in black pencil, 'Farida'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '14/25'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

59848

Accession number

79.1923

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

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

Provenance

Leonard Joel, Australian paintings, etchings, overseas works, Baxter and Le Blond prints, Melbourne, 4 March 1977, lot 366. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery from Duvance Galleries, Melbourne, 1979.

Credit line

Purchased 1979

Copyright

Courtesy of Frederick Halpern's estate

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Halpern, Frederick. | (1909–) Australian | Austrian | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013