The lady and the unicorn
Primary Artist
Arthur Boyd (1920–1999)
Title
Work number
Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 1729
Date made
1988 – 1988, June
Date details
created 1975 London, printed 1988 Melbourne
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Fitzroy View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
60.6 x 42.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
white wove Arches BFK Rives 270 gsm paper
Support size
64.0 x 56.2 cm (sheet (deckle-edged))
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
workshop proof 2/2
Edition information
edition of 65; plus 8 artist's proofs, 4 printer's proofs, 1 printer's proof, 2 workshop proofs
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Arthur Boyd'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed with impression details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'VPW proof II'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Print workshop blindstamp lower right, 'VPW' [within rectangle]
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 1729'. Inscribed verso upper right in black pencil, 'No 2'
Subject description
The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
124729
Accession number
2002.431.1729
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
Reproduced with permission of Bundanon Trust
Subject category
Collection: The Australian Print Workshop [formerly Victorian Print Workshop] archive of Australian prints 1981 - 2002, acquired 2002.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
BOYD, Arthur | (1920–1999) Australian | Male | artist
VICTORIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1981–1989) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
Young, Bill. | (1952–) Australian | Male | printer
Last Updated
09 Jan 2013