Mother and child.

Primary Artist

Brett Whiteley (1939–1992)

Title

Mother and child.

Reference

Deutscher (1995), 25

Date made

1977

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Max Miller Studio View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

60.0 x 45.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

paper

Support size

75.3 x 52.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

44/60

Edition information

edition of 60; plus artist's proof edition of 10

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below and partially within plate-mark in black pencil, 'Brett Whiteley'. Not dated. Not titled Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '44/60'

Subject description

Portrait of child being held by nude mother.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

32246

Accession number

77.257

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 10, 1976/77 (1977-05-31)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Port Jackson Press, Sydney, May 1977.

Credit line

Purchased 1977

Copyright

This work appears on the screen courtesy of the estate of Brett Whiteley

Country of context

Australia

Notes

A portrait of the artists sister Fran and her baby

Creators

Whiteley, Brett. | (1939–1992) Australian | Male | artist

Max Miller Studio. | Australian | Organisation | print workshop

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

Miller, Max. | (1940–) Australian | Male | printer

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013