Forest
Primary Artist
Fred Williams (1927–1982)
Title
Reference
Mollison (1968), 170, i/iv
Date made
1958
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, aquatint, engraaving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; touced with pencil
Matrix size
20.0 x 14.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
white wove Kent paper
Support size
24.0 x 18.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: 'F' [fragment]
State
1st state of 4
Impression
proof F
Edition information
edition of 9; plus 6 proofs inscribed A-F
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, 'F 1st State'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left in black pencil, '43 (45 crossed out)', 'My set recorded plate 45' [JM].
Subject description
Landscape of tree trunks in a forest.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
70414
Accession number
87.1861
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