Primary Artist

Elisabeth Bodey (1953–)

Title

Venus figure

Work number

Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 1149

Date made

1986 – 1986, November

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

sugarlift etching, printed in blue/black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

40.0 x 30.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

off-white wove C.M.Fabriano paper

Support size

75.8 x 56.2 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark lower left corner, 'CMF'.

State

published state

Impression

workshop proof 2

Edition information

edition of 15; plus 5 trial proofs, 1 artist's proof, 2 workshop proofs

Production notes

Produced in the Access Workshop.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'EC Bodey'. Not dated. Titled lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Venus figure'. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'VPW Proof 2'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

no blindstamp

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 1149'

Subject description

The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

124149

Accession number

2002.431.1149

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 7, 2001/2002 (2002-06-26)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Australian Print Workshop (formerly the Victorian Print Workshop), Melbourne, 2002, where the work was produced.

Credit line

Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002

Subject category

Collection: The Australian Print Workshop [formerly Victorian Print Workshop] archive of Australian prints 1981 - 2002, acquired 2002.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

AUSTRALIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1989–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop

Bodey, Elisabeth. | (1953–) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013