Gum trunks

Primary Artist

Reg Mombassa (1951–)

Title

Gum trunks

Date made

2006

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Selwyn Street, Paddington View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

49.8 x 40.9 cm (plate-mark)

Support

off-white wove Velin Arches 300 gsm paper

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 lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Reg Mombassa [musical note]'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ''Gum trunks''. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'B.A.T.'.

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

172442

Accession number

2007.1549.321

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

Mombassa, Reg. | (1951–) Aotearoa New Zealander | Australian | Male | artist

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

CICADA PRESS | (2003–) Organisation | print workshop

CICADA PRESS | (2003–) Organisation | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013