Sepik man with Gardenia

Primary Artist

Vicki Varvaressos (1949–)

Title

Sepik man with Gardenia

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

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Category

Print

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013