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 types
intaglio | stencil
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from two plates; on stencil, printed in colour, from one stencil.
Support
aluminum foil on medium-weight smooth white wove paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
3rd state of 3
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 left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'A.P. ''Personage and Window 2'''.
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
49156
Accession number
73.766
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Acquisitions Committee, Canberra, Meeting 8 (1973-11-19)
Provenance
Purchased by the Acquisitions Committee (Australian National Gallery), from Crossley Gallery, Melbourne, 19 November 1973.
Credit line
Purchased 1973
Country of context
Australia
Creators
BALDESSIN, George | (1939–1978) Australian | Italian | Male | artist