The Metropolitan

Primary Artist

Fred Williams (1927–1982)

Title

The Metropolitan

Reference

Mollison (1968), 11, iii/iii

Date made

1955

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint, engraving and flat biting, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate

Matrix size

14.5 x 18.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

white wove Whatman paper

Support size

20.7 x 23.5 cm (sheet)

State

3rd state of 3

Impression

uninscribed proof

Edition information

edition of 22, numbers 1-5 on blue Ingres paper, numbers 6-22 on Kent paper

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right in blue ballpoint pen, 'Fred Williams'. Not dated. Not titled.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower left verso in black pencil, 'JM 11 iii/iii'.

Subject description

Theatrical scene of audience members watching from two theatre boxes, The Metropolitan Theatre, Edgware Road, London.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

99981

Accession number

83.2875

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1983/84 (1983-07-12)

Provenance

Gift to the ANG by Lady Drysdale, July 1983.

Credit line

Gift of Lady Drysdale 1983.

Copyright

© Fred Williams Estate

Country of context

Australia

Creators

WILLIAMS, Fred | (1927–1982) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013