Pregnant woman

Artist: b'WILLIAMS, Fred' | Title: b'Pregnant woman' | Date: 1955-56 | Technique: b'etching, aquatint, drypoint, 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

Pregnant woman

Reference

Mollison (1968), 93, ii/iii

Date made

1955 – 1955-56

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint, drypoint, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate

Matrix size

16.8 x 11.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove Kent paper

Support size

21.7 x 15.5 cm (sheet)

State

2nd state of 3

Impression

proof G

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, 'G second state'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed upper right in black pencil, '22'. Inscribed verso lower left in black pencil, 'JM93ii/iii' [JG '87].

Subject description

Pregnant woman sitting with hands clasped over belly.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

91320

Accession number

83.1295

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)

Provenance

Gift of James Mollison to the NGA, May 1983.

Credit line

Gift of James Mollison 1983.

Copyright

© Fred Williams Estate

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013