Billabong

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Primary Artist

Margaret Luta (1930–)

Title

Billabong

Date made

1995

Place made

Australia, Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint and sugar-lift, printed in ochre ink, from one plate

Matrix size

19.4 x 24.6 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove Arches paper

Support size

29.6 x 37.9 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: lower left corner, 'ARCHES/ FRANCE' and infinity symbol, in reverse

State

published state

Impression

printer's proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Titled and dated lower centre below image, in black pencil, ' 'Billabong' '95' '. Signed lower right below image, in black pencil, 'Margaret, luta'. Inscribed with edition details, lower left below image, in black pencil, 'P/P'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

160385

Accession number

2007.547

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 Australia’s 25th anniversary, 2007

Creators

LUTA, Margaret | (1930–) Female | artist

Northern Territory University Print Workshop. | Australian | Organisation | print workshop

Gohier, Frank. | (1968–) Australian | French | Male | printer

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013