Creation

Artist: b'Shead, Garry.' | Title: b'Creation' | Date: 1994-95 | Technique: b'etching and aquatint, printed in blue-black ink, from one plate' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Garry Shead'
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Primary Artist

Garry Shead (1942–)

Title

Creation

Source

Kangaroo series/ DH Lawrence series

Date made

1994 – 1994-95

Place made

Australia, Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Studio One, Kingston Art Space, 71 Leichhardt Street, Kingston View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in blue-black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

24.5 x 31.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

off-white wove Hahnemuhle 735 paper

Support size

39.8 x 42.8 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

right-to-print proof

Edition information

edition of 50; plus 1 workshop proof, 1 printer's proof

Production notes

Printed with cloth wipe by Paul Peisley. Gary Shead decided he wanted more contrast, so re-printed by Basil Hall with hand wipe (blue-black). "NOTE:- the first 10 were then circulated by Gary, so remain part of the edition!! We believe 1/10 -10/10 are Paul's darker ones." Studio One printer's worksheet.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Not signed. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Creation'. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'RTP' and lower left corner in blue ink, '10 Proofs'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Inscribed with printer's notes upper left corner in black pencil, 'Smooth out/lighten/sky,/burn around/head [right pointing arrow]'. Inscribed lower right corner verso in black pencil, '1.766'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

144501

Accession number

2004.369.574

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 2, 2004/2005 (2004-10-27)

Provenance

Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Studio One Inc print workshop on its closure in 2000, Canberra, 2004.

Credit line

Gift of Studio One Inc 2000

Copyright

© Garry Shead

Subject category

Collection: The Studio One Inc print workshop archive of Australian prints 1986 - 2000, acquired 2004.

Creators

HALL, Basil | (1954–) Australian | Male | printer

Shead, Garry. | (1942–) Australian | Male | artist

STUDIO ONE INC. | (1985–2000) Australian | Organisation | print workshop

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013