Kananook Creek.
Primary Artist
John Farmer (1897–1989)
Title
Other titles
Kananook Creek, Frankston
Date made
1962
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, softground-etching, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
9.8 x 12.7 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
12.8 x 15.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
15/20
Edition information
edition of 20
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'John Farmer'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'KANANOOK CREEK'. Inscribed lower left in black pencil, '15/20'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
none
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso on mount upper centre in black pencil, ' 'KANANOOK CREEK'. Frankston. / Bitten line and softgound / by John Farmer about 1962'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
8043
Accession number
96.948
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