Primary Artist

Crossley Editions. (1966–1972)

Title

40/40 Prints.

Source

40/40 prints. Melbourne: Crossley Editions, 1972

Date made

1972

Category

Portfolio

Print type

intaglio

Matrix size

101.6 x 101.6 (plate-mark, overall)

Edition information

Editions were to be 25, but the Jock Clutterbuck was printed in an edition of 10.

Subject description

In 1972 Tate Adams conceived a grand plan for his Crossley Editions to publish a set of large prints. It would include examples of all the Australian printmakers he represented, as well as some Japanese printmakers.
The '40/40' refereed to in the title is derived from the size of a standard zinc etching plate, 40 x 20 inches. Two such plates side by side (hence 40 x 40 inches, 101.6 x 101.6 cm) could be printed on George Baldessin's press.
Only three of the projected 25 (or more) works were produced - 'On the heels of the poltergeist' by Jock Clutterbuck; 'Relativity' by Roger Kemp and 'Personage & Emblems' by George Baldessin.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Crossley Editions. | (1966–1972) Australian | Organisation | publisher

Adams, Tate. | (1922–2018) Australian | Irish | Male | editor

Clutterbuck, Jock. | (1945–) Australian | Male | artist

BALDESSIN, George | (1939–1978) Australian | Italian | Male | artist

Kemp, Roger. | (1908–1987) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

25 Jul 2026