Song of the bellbirds
Title
Other titles
Bellbirds at Kurrajong
Physical description
large woodcut print comprised of 9 panels
Source
Song of the Bellbirds, by Salvatore Zofrea. Sydney: the artist, 2008.
Page or Plate number
collection record
Date made
2007 – 2007-08
Place made
Salvatore Zofrea studio, Kurrajong, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in black ink, from nine blocks
Support
thin off-white kozo paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
artist's proof
Edition information
edition of 10; 5 hand-coloured, 5 artist's proofs and 1 printer's proof
Production notes
'This large woodcut is made by carving 9 blocks to make a complete image and joining the resulting printed sheets without margins. The separate sheets of paper are joined in three rows of three. / cut from blocks of marine plywood / printed on Kozo paper in black Schminke water based ink / [coloured sets are] hand coloured with powdered fresco pigment mixed with water and caseine binder applied from the verso of the print.' [Anne Ryan, Salvatore Zofrea: Days of Summer, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, 2009, p. 62]
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
No inscriptions
IRN
189529
Accession number
2010.232.1-9
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 5, 2009/2010 (2010-04-27)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from the artist, Melbourne, 2010.
Credit line
Gift of the artist, 2010
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013