Seated woman.
Primary Artist
Ian Armstrong (1923–2005)
Title
Date made
1955
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, RMIT View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint printed in black ink (from one plate)
Matrix size
27.4 x 17.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
37.6 x 27.6 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
3/10
Edition information
edition of 10
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Ian Armstrong'. Not dated. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Seated Woman'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '3/10'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso, lower right in black pencil, 'IA20'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
41501
Accession number
86.433
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)
Provenance
Collection of the artist Harry Rosengrave (1899-1896), Melbourne. Purchased by the ANG from his family through Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, February 1986.
Credit line
Purchased 1986
Country of context
Australia
Notes
First edition? - ref Acc. No. 1986.432. Exhibited 25 Sept. - 4 Oct. 1956 in "PRINTS by the Melbourne Graphic Artists" at Peter Bray Gallery, Melbourne Cat. No. 29 "Seated Woman aquatint 3 "[gns]. Date as cited in catalogue "one hundred graphic prints by Ian Armstrong". Jester Press, 121 Peel St., North Melb., 25 Sept. - 26 Oct. 1983.
Creators
Armstrong, Ian. | (1923–2005) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013