Eye gods
Primary Artist
Title
Work number
Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 2252
Date made
1981
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Victorian Print Workshop, Meat Market Craft Centre, 42 Courtney Street, North Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
18.0 x 24.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick off-white wove Arches paper
Support size
38.0 x 52.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark upper right edge, 'ARCHES /FRANCE [infinity symbol]'.
State
published state
Impression
workshop proof 2
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Dorothy Ridsdale '81'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Eye-Gods'. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'V.P.W. Proof 2'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Print workshop blindstamp lower right, 'VPW' [within rectangle]
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 2252'
Subject description
The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
125252
Accession number
2002.431.2252
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 2001/2002 (2002-06-26)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Australian Print Workshop (formerly the Victorian Print Workshop), Melbourne, 2002, where the work was produced.
Credit line
Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002
Subject category
Collection: The Australian Print Workshop [formerly Victorian Print Workshop] archive of Australian prints 1981 - 2002, acquired 2002.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
VICTORIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1981–1989) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
RIDSDALE, Dorothy | English | Female | artist