The gondoliers
Primary Artist
Andrew Sibley (1933–2015)
Title
Work number
Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 1156
Date made
1989
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
off-set lithograph, printed in colour, from six stones
Matrix size
71.0 x 53.2 cm (printed image)
Support
off-white wove Arches paper
Support size
76.4 x 57.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark upper right, 'Arches / FRANCE'; blindstamp lower left corner, 'VERITABLE PAPIER D'ARCHES'.
State
published state
Impression
workshop proof 2/2
Edition information
edition of 100; plus 1 right-to-print proof, 10 artist's proofs, 4 printer's proofs, 2 workshop proofs, 8 presentation proofs
Production notes
Edition documentation records that there was a series of states in different colours.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below image in black pencil, 'Sibley '89'. Titled lower centre below image in black pencil, 'The Gondoliers'. Inscribed with edition details lower left below image in black pencil, 'V.P.W. 2/2'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Print workshop blindstamp lower right, 'VPW' [within rectangle]
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 1156'
Subject description
The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
124156
Accession number
2002.431.1156
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, 2006, where the work was produced.
Credit line
Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002
Country of context
Australia
Creators
AUSTRALIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1989–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
Sibley, Andrew. | (1933–2015) Australian | English | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013