Mother earth (small version)

Artist: b'Mortensen, Kevin.' | Title: b'Mother earth (small version)' | Date: 2000 | Technique: b'etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Kevin Mortensen'
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Primary Artist

Kevin Mortensen (1939–2023)

Title

Mother earth (small version)

Date made

2000

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Viridian Press, 11 Dickens Road, Olinda View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

19.6 x 29.6 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

29.8 x 38.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

trial proof

Edition information

proposed edition of 10, not printed as of 2008; plus several trial proofs, 1 printer's proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Not titled. 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, 'TP'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

172716

Accession number

2007.1662

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

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

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

Last Updated

06 Jan 2013