Self portrait.
Primary Artist
Arthur Boyd (1920–1999)
Title
Date made
1962 – (1962-63)
Date details
created 1962-63 London, printed 1985 Melbourne
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in dark sepia with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
30.5 x 25.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick white wove Arches BFK Rives 270 gsm paper
Support size
53.5 x 37.6 cm (sheet (deckle-edged))
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
workshop proof 2
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Arthur Boyd'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed with impression details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'VPW 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 1231'
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
124231
Accession number
2002.431.1231
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, 2002, where the work was produced.
Credit line
Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002
Copyright
Reproduced with permission of Bundanon Trust
Country of context
Australia
Creators
BOYD, Arthur | (1920–1999) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013