Bookplate: Gwen Friend.

Artist: Friend, Donald. | Title: Bookplate: Gwen Friend. | Date: 1935 (about) | Technique: etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate | Copyright: Courtesy of the Estate of Donald Friend
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Primary Artist

Donald Friend (1915–1989)

Title

Bookplate: Gwen Friend.

Date made

1935 (about)

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

printed within image, 'EX / LIBRIS / GWEN / FRIEND'.

Matrix size

19.0 x 6.8 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

1st edition unknown; 2nd edition 1970s unknown

Subject category

Australia, Printed ephemera: Bookplate (ex libris)

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

29237

Creators

Friend, Donald. | (1915–1989) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

16 Jul 2026

Impressions

Artist: Friend, Donald. | Title: Bookplate: Gwen Friend. | Date: 1935 (about) | Technique: etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate | Copyright: Courtesy of the Estate of Donald Friend
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.335

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression of 2nd printing

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