Houses and trees
Primary Artist
Fred Williams (1927–1982)
Title
Reference
Mollison (1968), 62, i/i
Date made
1954 – 1954-55
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, aquatint and foul biting, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one zinc plate
Matrix size
10.0 x 14.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
Whatman paper
Support size
15.8 x 14.8 cm (sheet)
State
1st and only state
Impression
proof A
Edition information
no edition printed; only impression
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, 'A'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower centre in black pencil, 'HOUSES TREES FIG 38'. Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, '90A'. Inscribed verso lower centre in black pencil, '6 TOP'. Inscribed verso lower left in black pencil, 'JM 62 i/i'.
Subject description
Houses and trees.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
38294
Accession number
76.479
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 2, 1976/77 (1976-08-10)
Provenance
Gift to Ian Armstrong (1923-2005), from the artist, Melbourne 1950s. Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Joseph Brown, Melbourne, August 1976.
Credit line
Gift of Joseph Brown 1976
Copyright
© Fred Williams Estate
Country of context
Australia
Creators
WILLIAMS, Fred | (1927–1982) Australian | Male | artist