Anchorman.
Primary Artist
Tony Coleing (1942–)
Title
Reference
MOCA (1989), 114
Date made
1986
Place made
Victorian Print Workshop, 188 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
25.2 x 24.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
wove Arches BFK Rives paper
Support size
75.9 x 56.5 cm (sheet)
State
working state
Impression
trial proof
Edition information
edition of 5
Matrix status
matrix exists; collection National Gallery of Australia, 90.883
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'T. Coleing 1986'.
titled lower centre below plate-mark, 'Anchorman'.
inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Trial proof / more work to do on chain, etc. / try different paper / Dry point / Printed at V.P.W. [illegible] / by John Loane.'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
146391
Accession number
90.848
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 8, 1989/90 (1990-06-14)
Provenance
Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from an anonymous donor, Sydney, 1990.
Credit line
Gift of an anonymous donor 1990
Country of context
Australia
Creators
COLEING, Tony | (1942–) Australian | Male | artist
VICTORIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1981–1989) Australian | Organisation | artist
LOANE, John | (1950–) Australian | Male | printer
Last Updated
19 Jun 2026