Treadwells
Primary Artist
George Gittoes (1949–)
Title
Other titles
Trains
Source
"Heavy Industry" series of 24 plates
Date made
1991
Place made
Australia, Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Studio One, Kingston Art Space, 71 Leichhardt Street, Kingston View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
24.5 x 31.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
off-white wove Hahnemuhle 771 paper
Support size
36.0 x 39.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: lower left corner, 'HAHNEMUHLE'
State
published state
Impression
right-to-print proof
Edition information
edition of 10; plus 1 additional impression, 1 workshop proof, 1 printer's proof
Production notes
The series of plates were produced by George Gittoes with Basil Hall, with assistance from Deborah Perrow (etching lines and acquatints) and Pamela Challis (burnishing of four plates) in May over two weeks. The 1st batch of prints were printed at Ptarmigan (?) Press, Curtin ACT, in May-June 1991. "*Issued 4 to Pamela Challis (assisted on plates) *Issuded 1 to Deborah Perrow (platework)" Studio One, printer's worksheet for entire series.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
No inscriptions
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Inscribed lower right corner verso in black pencil, '1.746'. Inscribed with printer's notes lower centre edge in black pencil, '(Extra paper wipe on highlights in foreground)'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
144332
Accession number
2004.369.502
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
Subject category
Collection: The Studio One Inc print workshop archive of Australian prints 1986 - 2000, acquired 2004.
Creators
Gittoes, George. | (1949–) Australian | Male | artist
STUDIO ONE INC. | (1985–2000) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
HALL, Basil | (1954–) Australian | Male | printer
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013