Trees on a bank.
Primary Artist
John Farmer (1897–1989)
Title
Date made
1958 – c.1960
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
softground-etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
9.2 x 10.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
9.6 x 12.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'John Farmer.'. Not dated. Inscribed centre left side in black pencil, 'Softground'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
none
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso of mount upper centre in pen ' 'Trees on a bank' / Softground etching by John Farmer'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
8034
Accession number
96.957
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 2, 1996/97 (1996-10-29)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine, VIC, October 1996.
Credit line
Purchased 1996
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Farmer, John. | (1897–1989) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013