Acrobat

Artist: b'WILLIAMS, Fred' | Title: b'Acrobat' | Date: 1955-56 | Technique: b'etching and open bite, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Fred Williams Estate'
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Primary Artist

Fred Williams (1927–1982)

Title

Acrobat

Reference

Mollison (1968), 50, i/ii

Date made

1955 – 1955-56

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and open bite, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate

Matrix size

16.3 x 12.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

Whatman paper

Support size

23.3 x 18.0 cm (sheet)

State

1st state of 2

Impression

proof (not recorded by JM)

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Fred Williams 56'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'proof'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso upper left in black pencil, 'RK 281'. Inscribed verso lower left in black pencil, 'JM 50 i/ii'.

Subject description

Theatrical scene of female acrobat posing on stage.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

67829

Accession number

80.456

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1979/80 (1980-03-25)

Provenance

Purchased from Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney, May 1980.

Credit line

Purchased 1980

Copyright

© Fred Williams Estate

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013