Primary Artist

George Baldessin (1939–1978)

Title

War lords before their own proper monuments.

Date made

1964

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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

Matrix size

48.5 x 34.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

wove paper

Support size

58.8 x 39.0 cm (sheet)

Subject description

A group of men standing before a burning monument on a pedestal.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

34114

Accession number

75.333

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Interim Council, Meeting 16 (1975-12-09)

Provenance

Purchased from Crossley Gallery, Melbourne, 9 December 1975.

Credit line

Purchased 1975

Country of context

Australia

Creators

BALDESSIN, George | (1939–1978) Australian | Italian | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013