Landscape with a building
Primary Artist
Fred Williams (1927–1982)
Title
Reference
Mollison (1968), 178, iii/iii
Date made
1959 – 1959-60
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, aquatint, drypoint and engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
15.4 x 21.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
blue laid Ingres paper
Support size
24.0 x 28.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: 'MBM INGRES D'ARCHES MADE IN FRAN' [fragment]
State
3rd state of 3, published state
Impression
5/16
Edition information
edition of 12
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, '5-16'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed on original mount lower left in black pencil, 'done at Russel St. 1960-61 Beginning of 61 offered the facilities of M.T.' [JM].
Subject description
Landscape of five tree trunk forms and section of wall of building.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
66531
Accession number
87.1119
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 9, 1986/87 (1987-05-21)
Provenance
Gift of James Mollison to the NGA, May 1987.
Credit line
Gift of James Mollison 1987
Copyright
© Fred Williams Estate
Country of context
Australia
Creators
WILLIAMS, Fred | (1927–1982) Australian | Male | artist