Sepik man with Gardenia
Primary Artist
Vicki Varvaressos (1949–)
Title
Source
From Prints by twenty-five Australian artists. Canberra: Australian National Gallery and Australian Bicentennial Authority, 1988.
Page or Plate number
no.24.
Work number
Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 2318
Date made
1987
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Victorian Print Workshop, 188 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from two blocks
Matrix size
37.0 x 30.4 cm (printed image)
Support
thick off-white wove Arches paper
Support size
76.0 x 56.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
workshop proof 2
Edition information
edition of 80; plus 2 trial proofs, 1 right-to-print proof, 2 artist's proofs, 1 printer's proof, 2 workshop proofs
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right within image in black pencil, 'V. Varvaresso. '87'. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'Sepik Man with Gardenia'. Inscribed with edition details lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'V.P.W. Proof II' and lower left edge in black pencil, 'VPW Proof II'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Print workshop blindstamp lower right, 'VPW' [within rectangle]
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 2318'
Subject description
The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
125318
Accession number
2002.431.2318
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, 2006, where the work was produced.
Credit line
Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002
Copyright
© Vicki Varvaressos. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
Subject category
Australia, Bicentennial, 1988
Country of context
Australia
Creators
VICTORIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1981–1989) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
LOANE, John | (1950–) Australian | Male | printer
Varvaressos, Vicki. | (1949–) Australian | Female | artist