Primary Artist

John Nixon (1949–2020)

Title

not titled [purple oval]

Date made

1990

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Viridian Press, 148 Smith Street, Thornbury View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in blue ink, one block

Matrix size

42.4 x 32.6 cm (printed image (irregular))

Support

thin off-white Arches paper

Support size

76.4 x 57.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: lower left adn upper right, 'ARCHES/FRANCE'; blindstamp: upper right corner, 'VERITABLE PAPIER D'ARCHES/ SATINE'.

State

published state

Impression

10/10

Edition information

edition of 10; plus 2 artist's proofs, 2 printer's proofs

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'John Nixon 1990'. Not titled. Inscribed with edition details, lower left below printed image in black pencil, '10/10'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

170866

Accession number

2007.1469

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 2, 2007/2008 (2007-10-30)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from John Loane, printer and Director of Viridian Press, Canberra, 2007.

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australia Pacific Print Fund, celebrating the National Gallery of Australia’s 25th anniversary, 2007

Creators

VIRIDIAN PRESS | (1988–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop

Nixon, John. | (1949–2020) Australian | Male | artist

LOANE, John | (1950–) Australian | Male | printer

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013