Eating mussels in the bath. Day one

Primary Artist

Bill Meyer (1942–)

Title

Eating mussels in the bath. Day one

Source

Sequential analysis (bath tub series), a set of 7 screenprints. London: the artist, 1973.

Reference

Meyer (list), 114

Work number

set 8, 221

Date made

1973

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

stencil

Technique

screenprint, printed in colour, from multiple stencils

Matrix size

76.7 x 60.4 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

101.4 x 69.7 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: 'W & CO KENT'

State

published state

Impression

artist's proof

Edition information

proposed edition of 30, only 10 printed

Production notes

7 editions in the set. colours in the edition vary, this impression gold overprint. This relates to 'Eating mussels in the bath. Day one (Better still)' from Sequential analysis set 8, 1973.356 (AFM 21) Other variations in this edition are printed with flat green field in top right corner of image.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Bill Meyer: 73'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Eating mussels in the bath. Day one 20'. Inscribed with impression details lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'A/P'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

44599

Accession number

73.352

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Acquisitions Committee, Melbourne, Meeting 3 (1973-04-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Acquisitions Committee (Australian National Gallery), from Bonython Galleries, Sydney, 1973.

Credit line

Purchased 1973

Copyright

© Bill Meyer

Country of context

Australia

Creators

MEYER, Bill | (1942–) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013