When mountains crumble to the sea there will still be you and me.
Primary Artist
Ben Quilty (1973–)
Title
When mountains crumble to the sea there will still be you and me.
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
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
8.8 x 48.3 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick off-white wove Velin Arches 300 gsm paper
Support size
20.0 x 61.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
right-to-print proof
Edition information
edition of 20; plus 1 right-to-print proof, 3 artist's proofs, 3 printer's proofs
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'BQ'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'When mountains crumble to the sea there will still be you and me'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'BAT'.
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
172519
Accession number
2007.1549.413
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
Quilty, Ben. | (1973–) Australian | Male | artist
CICADA PRESS | (2003–) Organisation | print workshop