The forest pond. Number 2
Primary Artist
Fred Williams (1927–1982)
Title
Reference
Mollison (1968), 181, iii/iii
Date made
1961
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, aquatint, burnishing, foul biting, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
13.1 x 9.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid Ingres paper
Support size
26.4 x 20.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
3rd state of 3, published state
Impression
1/8
Edition information
edition of 8
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Fred Williams'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1-8'.
Subject description
Landscape of geometric pond shape with vertical tree shapes at edge.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
70444
Accession number
87.1866
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1987/88 (1987-11-10)
Provenance
With the artist until his death in 1982. By descent to Lyn Williams, the artist's widow. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Lyn Williams, Melbourne, November 1987.
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1987
Copyright
© Fred Williams Estate
Country of context
Australia
Creators
WILLIAMS, Fred | (1927–1982) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013