Primary Artist

Paul Laspargis (1949–)

Title

not titled [studies of plants]

Work number

Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 1416

Date made

1981

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Victorian Print Workshop, Meat Market Craft Centre, 42 Courtney Street, North Melbourne View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from three plates

Matrix size

18.0 x 16.4 cm (plate-mark a))

Support

thick off-white wove Lana paper

Support size

56.5 x 75.5 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark lower right edge, '15 [cross]90 / LANA'.

State

published state

Impression

workshop proof 2

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Paul Laspagis 1981'. Not titled. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, V.P.W. Proof 2'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Print workshop blindstamp lower right corner 'VPW' [within rectangle]

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 1416'

Subject description

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

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

124416

Accession number

2002.431.1416

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

VICTORIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1981–1989) Australian | Organisation | print workshop

Laspargis, Paul. | (1949–) Australian | Greek | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013