Mor jord/ Mother Earth
Primary Artist
Kevin Mortensen (1939–2023)
Title
Date made
2000
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Viridian Press, 11 Dickens Road, Olinda View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
39.8 x 59.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
off-white wove paper
Support size
57.0 x 75.4 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
trial proof
Edition information
edition of 10, incomplete as of July 2008; plus trial proofs, 1 right-to-print proof, 2 artist's proofs, 2 printer's proofs
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'MOR Jord (Mother Earth)'. Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'K.C. MORTENSEN 2000'. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'T.P.'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
172722
Accession number
2007.1502
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 Australias 25th anniversary, 2007
Copyright
© Kevin Mortensen
Creators
VIRIDIAN PRESS | (1988–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
LOANE, John | (1950–) Australian | Male | printer
Mortensen, Kevin. | (1939–2023) Australian | Male | artist