Water lee lee/ Puwnarrika
Primary Artist
Bonaventure Timaepatua (1928–1982)
Title
Date made
1994
Place made
Australia, Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, sugarlift, and aquatint, printed in sepia ink, from one plate
Matrix size
50.0 x 50.0 cm (printed image)
Support
off white wove Arches paper
Support size
80.3 x 60.3 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: lower left corner, 'ARCHES/FRANCE' and infinity symbol.
State
published state
Impression
printer's proof
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Titled lower centre below image, in black pencil, 'Water Lee Lee/ Puwnarrika'. Signed lower right below image, in black pencil, 'Bonaventura Timaepatur'. Not dated. Inscribed with edition details, lower left below image, in black pencil, 'PP'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
162089
Accession number
2007.539
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 1, 2007/2008 (2007-08-28)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Franck Gohier (the printer of the work), Darwin, 2007.
Credit line
Gordon Darling Australia Pacific Print Fund, celebrating the National Gallery of Australias 25th anniversary, 2007
Creators
Gohier, Frank. | (1968–) Australian | French | Male | printer
TIMAEPATUA, Bonaventure | (1928–1982) Aboriginal Australian | Male | artist
Northern Territory University Print Workshop. | Australian | Organisation | print workshop
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013