MM and Chair.

Primary Artist

George Baldessin (1939–1978)

Title

MM and Chair.

Reference

Kolenberg, J (1997), 279.

Date made

1977

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print types

intaglio | stencil

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate; stencil, printed in green ink, from three stencils

Matrix size

72.4 x 60.4 cm (plate-mark)

Support

medium-weight textures cream wove Arches paper

Support size

93.4 x 80.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

papermaker's watermark upper right, 'Arches FRANCE'.

State

3rd state of 3, published state

Impression

1/25

Edition information

edition of 25

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'George Baldessin 77'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'M M and chair'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1/25'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Inscribed on cream adhesive tape lower left in black pencil, 'NOTE / FIRST OF EDITION / FOR / CANBERRA?'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

no inscription.

Subject description

Nude Mary Magdalene floating above a chair.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

103486

Accession number

77.1021

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 15, 1977/78 (1977-11-08)

Provenance

Purchased from Gallery A, Sydney, 8 November 1977.

Credit line

Purchased 1977

Country of context

Australia

Creators

BALDESSIN, George | (1939–1978) Australian | Italian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013