The bath

Artist: b'WILLIAMS, Fred' | Title: b'The bath' | Date: 1955-56 | Technique: b'etching, aquatint, rough biting, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Fred Williams Estate'
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Primary Artist

Fred Williams (1927–1982)

Title

The bath

Reference

Mollison (1968), 99, iv/iv

Date made

1955 – 1955-56

Place made

London, England View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint, rough biting, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate

Matrix size

18.0 x 8.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

paper

Support size

27.5 x 16.2 cm (sheet)

State

4th state of 4

Edition information

proof E, fourth state, final

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Fred Williams'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'E third state'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, '74 third'. Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'JM 99 iv/iv' [JG '86].

Subject description

Naked man standing beside a bath.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

52904

Accession number

86.1501

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 9, 1985/86 (1986-06-17)

Provenance

Gift of James Mollison to the NGA, June 1986.

Credit line

Gift of James Mollison 1986

Copyright

© Fred Williams Estate

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013