First of August, Wattle Day
Primary Artist
Pamela Griffith (1943–)
Title
Date made
1980
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Bardwell Park, Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, soft ground, sugar lift, aquatint printed in colour from two zinc plates
Matrix size
61.0 x 45.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
white Arches wove paper
Support size
75.2 x 53.0 cm (sheet)
State
4th state
Impression
proof
Edition information
edition of 40
Production notes
Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop note: Bevelled plates. Aquatint on black plate with additional stopping out on black plate.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'P.A. Griffith'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Proof State IV'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'First of August - Wattle Day.'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
1206
Accession number
94.795
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1993/94 (1994-06-29)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Ross Griffith, husband of Pamela Griffith, of Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop, Bardwell Park, New South Wales, June 1994.
Credit line
Gift of Professor Ross Griffith 1994
Copyright
© Pamela Griffith
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Bevelled plates. Aquatint on black plate with additional stopping out on black plate.
Creators
Hanks, Rew. | (1958–) Australian | Male | printer
GRIFFITH, Pamela | (1943–) Australian | Female | artist
GRIFFITH STUDIO AND GRAPHIC WORKSHOP | (1973–1999) Australian | Organisation | publisher
Morgan, Ailsa Lesley. | (1953–) Australian | Female | printer