Fishing scene at Melville Island
Primary Artist
RED HAND PRINT (1997–2000)
Title
Fishing scene at Melville Island
Reference
Red Hand (2000), 11
Date made
1999 – 1999, November
Place made
Australia, Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin, Red Hand Prints View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, line-etching, sugarlift aquatint and openbite, printed in blue/black ink, from one plate
Support
Australian Emu Print Blue Lake 300 gsm cotton rag paper
State
published state
Edition information
edition of 99; plus 10 artist's proof, 1 printer's proofs, 1 workshop proof
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
26490
Accession number
2000.51
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 3, 2000/2001 (2000-12-13)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Franck Gohier, co-director of Red Hand Prints, Darwin, 2000.
Credit line
Gift of Franck Gohier and Shaun Poustie, Red Hand Prints 2000
Country of context
Australia
Notes
This is the artist's first attempt at etching.
Creators
RED HAND PRINT | (1997–2000) Australian | Organisation | artist
Farmer, Terence. | (1999–) Aboriginal Australian | Male | artist
Jilamara Arts and Crafts.. | (1989–) Aboriginal Australian | Organisation | client