How to cross the void

Artist: b'Bennett, Gordon.' | Title: b'How to cross the void' | Date: 1993 | Technique: b'soft-ground etching, printed in black ink, from one plate' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Gordon Bennett, Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia'
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Primary Artist

Gordon Bennett (1955–2014)

Title

How to cross the void

Physical description

set of 12 etchings

Date made

1993

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

intaglio

Technique

soft-ground etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

29.3 x 19.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

Velin Arches 300 gsm paper

Support size

60.4 x 40.1 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

printer's proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'G. Bennett '93'. Not titled. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'P.P.'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Print workshop blindstamp lower right corner, 'VP' [within square].

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

170867

Accession number

2007.1438.1

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

© Gordon Bennett, Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Creators

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

Bennett, Gordon. | (1955–2014) Aboriginal Australian | Male | artist

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

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013