Portrait of Ruth Fire.

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Primary Artist

William Kelly (1943–2023)

Title

Portrait of Ruth Fire.

Date made

1992

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Larry Rawling Fine Art Prints, 424 Nicholson Street, North Fitzroy View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

stencil

Technique

screenprint, printed in black ink, from one stencil

Matrix size

80.0 x 63.0 cm (printed image)

Support

thick white wove Velin Cuve 300 gsm paper

Support size

120.0 x 80.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: upper left edge, 'BFK RIVES/FRANCE' and infinity symbol.

State

published state

Impression

printer's proof

Edition information

edition of proofs onl.y; plus 1 artist's proof, 1 workshop proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Kelly'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'Ruth Fire'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Printers Proof'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Print workshop blindstamp below image lower left, [Larry Rawling insignia].

Subject description

The Larry Rawling archive of Australian screenprints

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

175061

Accession number

2008.94.77

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 5, 2007/2008 (2008-04-29)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the printer Larry Rawling, Melbourne, 2008.

Credit line

Purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australia Pacific Print Fund, in celebration of the National Gallery of Australia’s 25th anniversary, 2008

Subject category

Collection: The Larry Rawling print workshop archive of Australian screenprints 1959 - 2006, acquired 2008.

Creators

Kelly, William. | (1943–2023) American | Australian | Male | artist

RAWLING, Larry | (1938–) Australian | Male | printer

LARRY RAWLING FINE ART PRINTS | (1984–) Organisation | print workshop

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013