No despair

Artist: b'Mortensen, Kevin.' | Title: b'No despair' | Date: 1994 | Technique: b'lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Kevin Mortensen'
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Primary Artist

Kevin Mortensen (1939–2023)

Title

No despair

Date made

1994

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone

Matrix size

44.6 x 62.0 cm (printed image)

Support

white wove Arches Aquarelle paper

Support size

57.0 x 76.3 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: upper left reversed and lower right corner,s, 'Arches/FRANCE'' blindstamp, lower right corner, 'AQUARELLE ARCHES'.

State

published state

Impression

13/16

Edition information

edition of 16

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below image in black pencil, 'K.C. Mortensen 1994'. titled lower centre below image in black pencil, 'No despair [infinity symbol]'. Inscribed with edition details lower left below image in black pencil, '13/16 No 6'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

171295

Accession number

2007.1466.6

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

Copyright

© Kevin Mortensen

Creators

Mortensen, Kevin. | (1939–2023) Australian | Male | artist

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

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

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013