Syrinx
Primary Artist
Pamela Griffith (1943–)
Title
Date made
1982
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Bardwell Park, Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, aquatint and soft ground aquatint printed in colour from zinc plate
Matrix size
61.0 x 45.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
dark cream Arches wove paper
Support size
76.5 x 57.0 cm (sheet)
State
2nd state
Impression
artist's proof
Edition information
edition of 60
Production notes
Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop note: Softground and aquatint reworked to push the edition to 60. Commissioned by Dr Michelle Lefebvre who retained eight proofs and states relating to prints 1 to 27 then reworkings of the image 28 to 60.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'P. Griffith' . Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Artist's Proof'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'Syrinx: Second Stage' '.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
1256
Accession number
94.823
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1993/94 (1994-06-29)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Ross Griffith, husband of Pamela Griffith, of Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop, Bardwell Park, New South Wales, June 1994.
Credit line
Gift of Professor Ross Griffith 1994
Copyright
© Pamela Griffith
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Softground and aquatint reworked to push the edition to 60. Commissioned by Dr Michelle Lefebvre who retained eight proofs and states relating to prints 1 to 27 then reworkings of the image 28 to 60.
Creators
GRIFFITH, Pamela | (1943–) Australian | Female | artist
GRIFFITH STUDIO AND GRAPHIC WORKSHOP | (1973–1999) Australian | Organisation | publisher
HINGERTY, Michelle | (1962–) Australian | Female | printer
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013