Kananook Creek.
Primary Artist
John Farmer (1897–1989)
Title
Other titles
Kananook Creek, Frankston
Date made
1962
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne 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