Chelsea Palace

Primary Artist

Fred Williams (1927–1982)

Title

Chelsea Palace

Reference

Mollison (1968), 13 B, iii/iii

Date made

1955 – 1955-56

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, engraving, and rough biting, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

3.9 x 3.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

white wove Kent paper

Support size

16.7 x 14.4 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: 'WT &' [fragment]

State

3rd state of 3, published state

Impression

15/15

Edition information

edition of 15, number 1 on grey Fabriarno paper, 2-15 0n Kent paper; plus 1 counterproof on Kent paper

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right in black pencil, 'FW'. Not dated. Inscribed verso centre in black pencil, '15/15'.

Subject description

Theatrical scene of two audience members watching from a theatre box, Chelsea Palace Theatre, King's Road, London.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

34408

Accession number

84.57

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1983/84 (1984-02-14)

Provenance

Gift of James Mollison to the NGA, February 1984.

Credit line

Gift of James Mollison 1984.

Copyright

© Fred Williams Estate

Country of context

Australia

Creators

WILLIAMS, Fred | (1927–1982) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013