Self portrait
Primary Artist
Michael Esson (1950–)
Title
Source
The Self Portrait Project, 2004-2005
Date made
2002 – c.2003
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and open-bite, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
9.8 x 10.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick off-white wove Velin Arches 300 gsm paper
Support size
21.0 x 20.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
8/10
Edition information
edition of 10
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Michael Esson'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '8/10'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Print workshop blindstamp lower right corner, stylised image of cicada
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
172753
Accession number
2007.1549.127
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 3, 2007/2008 (2007-12-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Cicada Press, Sydney, 2007
Credit line
Gordon Darling Australia Pacific Print Fund, celebrating the National Gallery of Australias 25th anniversary, 2007
Creators
KEMPSON, Michael | (1961–) Australian | Male | printer
CICADA PRESS | (2003–) Organisation | print workshop
Esson, Michael. | (1950–) Australian | Scottish | Male | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013