Spirit of the dance.
Primary Artist
Ian Armstrong (1923–2005)
Title
Other titles
Pipes of Pan
Date made
1953 – c.1955
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, RMIT View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, drypoint, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
13.4 x 18.3 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
18.3 x 23.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
4/9
Edition information
edition of 9
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Ian Armstrong'. Not dated. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'Spirit of the dance' 4/9'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso, lower centre in black pencil, 'Pipes of pan Armstrong 25' [25 encircled].
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
41461
Accession number
86.415
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
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Refer subsequent working of plate with aquatint. Acc. No.: 1986.414 Exhibited May 1955 in "Thirty-Six Prints by Twelve Melbourne Artists" at Peter Bray Gallery, Melbourne. Cat. No. 5 "Spirit of the Dance Etching 2" [gns].
Creators
Armstrong, Ian. | (1923–2005) Australian | Male | artist