Primary Artist

Tate Adams (1922–2018)

Title

Clown.

Date made

1962

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from five blocks

Matrix size

76.3 x 51.0 cm (printed image)

Support

thin cream wove paper

Support size

88.4 x 63.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

23/50

Edition information

edition of 50

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Adams 62'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Clown'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, '23/50'.

Subject description

Abstracted figure.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

43745

Accession number

66.7

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

C.A.A.B. Meeting (1966-03-15)

Provenance

Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from the artist, Melbourne, 1966.

Credit line

Purchased 1966

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Exhibited Sept-Oct 1963 in "Prints '63". Cat "1 CLOWN. Linocut 5 colours 30 x 20" Ed. 50 20 Gns". Exhibited 1963/4 in "Australian Print Survey" Cat "1 Clown 12/50 Colour linocut, five blocks. 30 x 20. Melbourne 1963". Exhibited 15 July - 15 Sept 1966 in "Australian Prints Today" at Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. Cat. "Clown colour linoleum cut, 30 x 20, 9/50, 1962". Illustrated in Seidel, B., The Arts in Australia: Printmaking, p.9.

Creators

Adams, Tate. | (1922–2018) Australian | Irish | Male | artist