Primary Artist

Fred Williams (1927–1982)

Title

Cockerel [2nd version]

Other titles

Bird

Reference

Mollison (1968), not listed

Date made

1957

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

19.0 x 19.5 cm (printed image)

Support

thick white wove Devon Valley paper

Support size

30.0 x 22.4 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark verso upper left [runs vertically], '[castle motif] / DEVON VAL / 431 MILL [fragment]'

State

not published

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

No inscriptions.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'Williams 44' [RB 1985].

Subject description

Young cock running.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

41376

Accession number

86.372

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)

Provenance

Collection of the artist Harry Rosengrave (1899-1896), Melbourne. Purchased by the ANG from his family through Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, February 1986.

Credit line

Purchased 1986

Copyright

© Fred Williams Estate

Country of context

Australia

Creators

WILLIAMS, Fred | (1927–1982) Australian | Male | artist