Desert country

Primary Artist

John Coburn (1925–2006)

Title

Desert country

Date made

2003

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in colour, from multiple plates

Matrix size

24.0 x 22.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thick off-white wove paper

Support size

38.0 x 36.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

right-to-print proof

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Coburn 03'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Desert Country'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'B.A.T.'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

172704

Accession number

2007.1549.33

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 Australia’s 25th anniversary, 2007

Creators

KEMPSON, Michael | (1961–) Australian | Male | printer

CICADA PRESS | (2003–) Organisation | print workshop

Coburn, John. | (1925–2006) Australian | Male | artist