Gippsland explorers

Artist: b'Tucker, Albert.' | Title: b'Gippsland explorers' | Date: 1963 | Technique: b'lithograph, printed in colour, from three zinc plates' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Barbara Tucker courtesy Barbara Tucker'
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Primary Artist

Albert Tucker (1914–1999)

Title

Gippsland explorers

Date made

1963

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Gallery A Print Workshop, 275 Toorak Road, South Yarra View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from three zinc plates

Matrix size

53.5 x 76.4 cm (printed image (irregular))

Support

thick white wove Barcham Green paper

Support size

57.2 x 80.4 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

41/50

Edition information

edition of 50

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower left below image in black pencil,; incribed lower right in black pencil, title and edition number. black pencil, 'Albert Tucker'

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Publisher's blindstamp lower right corner, symbol of the National Gallery of Victoria. Printer's blindstamp lower right corner 'A'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

45902

Accession number

64.53

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

C.A.A.B. Meeting (1964-10-19)

Provenance

Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from the National Gallery Society of Victoria, Melbourne, October 1964.

Credit line

Purchased 1964

Copyright

© Barbara Tucker courtesy Barbara Tucker

Country of context

Australia

Notes

One of a set of five lithographs commissioned by the National Gallery Society of Victoria. The artists were Albert Tucker, Leonard Hessing, Leonard French, John Olsen and Fred Williams. All were printed by Janet Dawson at Gallery A Print Workshop, Melbourne. All editions (except the Hessings) were printed in two runs. The first of thirty was printed in 1963; the second 20 in 1964. The Hessing print was executed and printed in 1964.

Creators

Gallery A Print Workshop [Melbourne]. | (1962–1964) Australian | Organisation | print workshop

Tucker, Albert. | (1914–1999) Australian | Male | artist

Dawson, Janet. | (1935–) Australian | Female | printer

National Gallery Society of Victoria. | (1947–) Australian | Organisation | publisher

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013