White figure over dark
Primary Artist
Arthur Boyd (1920–1999)
Title
Work number
Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 873
Date made
1985 – 1985, May
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
40.0 x 30.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick white wove paper
Support size
64.8 x 53.1 cm (sheet (deckle-edged))
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
workshop proof 2
Edition information
edition of 100; plus 1 right-to-print proof, 2 printer's proofs, 2 workshop proofs
Production notes
Produced in the Access Workshop.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Arthur Boyd'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed with impression details lower left corner in black pencil, 'V.P.W. Proof II'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Printer's blindstamp lower right corner, 'VPW [within rectangle]'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 873'. Inscribed verso, pencil, '#6'
Subject description
The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
123873
Accession number
2002.431.873
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 2001/2002 (2002-06-26)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Australian Print Workshop (formerly the Victorian Print Workshop), Melbourne, 2002, where the work was produced.
Credit line
Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002
Copyright
Reproduced with permission of Bundanon Trust
Subject category
Collection: The Australian Print Workshop [formerly Victorian Print Workshop] archive of Australian prints 1981 - 2002, acquired 2002.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
AUSTRALIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1989–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
BOYD, Arthur | (1920–1999) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013