The prodigal son (eats with the pigs)
Primary Artist
Patrick Henigan (1925–2018)
Title
The prodigal son (eats with the pigs)
Other titles
He eats with the pigs
Work number
Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 1759
Date made
1985
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Victorian Print Workshop, 188 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
drypoint, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
36.5 x 29.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick cream wove Hahnemuhle paper
Support size
78.0 x 54.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark lower left [Hahnemuhle insignia of rooster enclosed within circle].
State
published state
Impression
workshop proof 2
Edition information
edition of 10; plus 1 artist's proof, 1 printer's proof, 2 workshop proofs
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below image in black pencil, 'Patrick Henigan 1987'. Titled lower centre below image in black pencil, ' The Prodigal Son / He eats with Pigs'. Inscribed with edition details lower left below image in black pencil, 'APW 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 1957'
Subject description
The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
124759
Accession number
2002.431.1759
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
Country of context
Australia
Creators
VICTORIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1981–1989) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
Henigan, Patrick. | (1925–2018) Australian | English | Male | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013