Chelsea Palace
Primary Artist
Fred Williams (1927–1982)
Title
Reference
Mollison (1968), 13 B, ii/iii
Date made
1955 – 1955-56
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, engraving, and rough biting, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
3.9 x 3.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
white wove Kent paper
Support size
16.6 x 14.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
2nd state of 3
Impression
uninscribed proof
Edition information
2nd state, 1 proof
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'FW'. Not dated.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso, pencil, 'JM 13 B ii/iii' [JG]
Subject description
Theatrical scene of two audience members watching from a theatre box, Chelsea Palace Theatre, King's Road, London.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
70322
Accession number
87.1857
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1987/88 (1987-11-10)
Provenance
With the artist until his death in 1982. By descent to Lyn Williams, the artist's widow. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Lyn Williams, Melbourne, November 1987.
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1987
Copyright
© Fred Williams Estate
Country of context
Australia
Creators
WILLIAMS, Fred | (1927–1982) Australian | Male | artist