Viridiana II.
Primary Artist
George Baldessin (1939–1978)
Title
Date made
1965
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, aquatint and burnishing, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
30.6 x 30.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
wove paper
Support size
41.3 x 40.8 cm (sheet)
Subject description
A female figure, based on the character of a novice nun in a film by Luis Bunuel, reclining on a banquet table, watched by an audience.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
34135
Accession number
75.354
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Interim Council, Meeting 16 (1975-12-09)
Provenance
Purchased from Crossley Gallery, Melbourne, 9 December 1975.
Credit line
Purchased 1975
Country of context
Australia
Creators
BALDESSIN, George | (1939–1978) Australian | Italian | Male | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013