Personage and window II.
Primary Artist
George Baldessin (1939–1978)
Title
Other titles
Personage, window and factory smoke.
Reference
Holloway/Lindsay (1983), 70. Kolenberg, J (1997), 203.
Date made
1972
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Winfield Building Studio View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from four shaped plates.
Matrix size
91.0 x 70.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
medium-weight smooth cream wove paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
1st state
Impression
artist's proof
Edition information
edition of ?
Production notes
1st state: printed in black ink, from four shaped plates (IRN: 34299). 2nd state: printed in black ink, from four shaped plates; over stencil, printed in colour, from five stencils (IRN: 34300). 3rd state: printed in black ink, from two plates; on aluminum foil with stencil, printed in colour, from one stencil (IRN: 49156).
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'George Baldessin 72'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Personage & Window II'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'A/P 1st State'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
no inscription.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
no inscription.
Subject description
Nude woman with obelisk and pyramid shapes enclosed in window.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
34299
Accession number
75.517
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Interim Council, Meeting 16 (1975-12-09)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from the artist, Melbourne, 1975.
Credit line
Gift of George Baldessin, 1975
Country of context
Australia
Creators
BALDESSIN, George | (1939–1978) Australian | Italian | Male | artist