Flying bird.

Primary Artist

Bea Maddock (1934–2016)

Title

Flying bird.

Source

Melbourne series [unique set in artist made box], Launceston: the artist 1966-67.

Date made

1964

Date details

1965, printed

Place made

Australia Australia, Australia Australia, Victoria Tasmania, Melbourne Launceston, Reed Street, South Melbourne St John Street View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate

Matrix size

10.1 x 7.4 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove T.H. Saunders paper

Support size

19.6 x 14.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

8/10

Edition information

edition of 4 printed in sepia ink in 1964; edition of 10 printed in black ink in 1965

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Bea. M.'. no date. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '8/10'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Artists blindstamp lower left corner

Subject description

Bird flying near the ground, Melbourne.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

94664

Accession number

84.2836

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 5, 1984/85 (1984-12-11)

Provenance

Gift of the artist to the NGA, December 1984.

Credit line

Gift of the artist 1984

Country of context

Australia

Creators

MADDOCK, Bea | (1934–2016) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013