Forest

Primary Artist

Fred Williams (1927–1982)

Title

Forest

Reference

Mollison (1968), 170, i/iv

Date made

1958

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint, engraaving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; touced with pencil

Matrix size

20.0 x 14.5 cm (plate-mark)

Support

white wove Kent paper

Support size

24.0 x 18.2 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: 'F' [fragment]

State

1st state of 4

Impression

proof F

Edition information

edition of 9; plus 6 proofs inscribed A-F

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Fred Williams'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'F 1st State'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower left in black pencil, '43 (45 crossed out)', 'My set recorded plate 45' [JM].

Subject description

Landscape of tree trunks in a forest.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

70414

Accession number

87.1861

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 5, 1987/88 (1987-11-10)

Provenance

With the artist until his death in 1982. By descent to Lyn Williams, the artist's widow. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Lyn Williams, Melbourne, November 1987.

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1987

Copyright

© Fred Williams Estate

Country of context

Australia

Creators

WILLIAMS, Fred | (1927–1982) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013