John Perceval painting

Artist: b'WILLIAMS, Fred' | Title: b'John Perceval painting' | Date: 1958 | Technique: b'drypoint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; touched with pencil' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Fred Williams Estate'
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Primary Artist

Fred Williams (1927–1982)

Title

John Perceval painting

Reference

Mollison (1968), 120, i/ii

Date made

1958

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; touched with pencil

Matrix size

27.4 x 29.9 cm (plate-mark)

Support

Kent paper

Support size

32.0 x 35.0 cm (sheet)

State

1st state of 2

Impression

1/3

Edition information

edition of 3

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below image in black pencil, 'Fred Williams. 58'. Inscribed lower left below image in black pencil, '1/3'.

Subject description

Portrait of John Perceval sitting in armchair and leaning forward to paint canvas resting on floor.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

110094

Accession number

81.126

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 5, 1980/81 (1981-02-09)

Provenance

Gift of James Mollison to the NGA, February 1981.

Credit line

Gift of James Mollison, 1980.

Copyright

© Fred Williams Estate

Country of context

Australia

Creators

WILLIAMS, Fred | (1927–1982) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013