Empire of the sea

Primary Artist

Rick Amor (1948–)

Title

Empire of the sea

Work number

Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 833

Date made

2001 – 2001, July

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Australian Print Workshop, 210 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

17.0 x 15.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

38.0 x 28.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark upper left, [Magnani trident insignia].

State

published state

Impression

workshop proof 2/2

Edition information

edition of 10; plus 2 workshop proofs

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'R. Amor'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Empire of the Sea'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'APW 2/2'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Print workshop blindstamp lower right corner, 'APW' [within rectangle].

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 833'

Subject description

The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

123833

Accession number

2002.431.833

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

Image reproduced courtesy the artist and Niagara Galleries, Melbourne

Subject category

Collection: The Australian Print Workshop [formerly Victorian Print Workshop] archive of Australian prints 1981 - 2002, acquired 2002.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

AMOR, Rick | (1948–) Australian | Male | artist

AUSTRALIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1989–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013