According to des Esseintes.
Primary Artist
Imants Tillers (1950–)
Title
Physical description
A set of five prints
Source
Baldessin, George and Tillers, Imants. 'According to des Esseintes'. 1976
Page or Plate number
collection record
Date made
1976
Place made
Europe, France View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatints, printed in black ink, each from one plate
Matrix size
18.0 x 25.7 cm (plate-mark (a))
Support
paper
Support size
64.6 x 51.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
1/30
Edition information
edition of 30
Production notes
This series was a collaborative work by Baldessin and Tillers. Baldessin produced the upper plate in each print and Tillers the lower plate. The artists worked on a pair of companion plates for the first print in the series when they were both living in Paris. When Tillers moved to Vence, in the south of France, the artists continued to work independently on their plates mailing them to each other. The plates were then printed in Nice. (Ref: Dianne Beevers 'George Baldessin 1939-1978' and 'According to Des Esseintes' in 'Artemis' (Newcastle Region Art Gallery) 1978, pp.3-11) 'The George Baldessin and Imants Tillers collaborative prints, 'According to des Esseintes' 1976, have been documented (in numerous sources) as including photo-etching. Imants said that he didnt do any photo-etching and just worked in a very meticulous way. Jennifer Slatyer also spoke with Tess (George Baldessins widow) who said they had always assumed that Imants was the one doing the photo-etching. According to Imants and Tess it should definitely be: etching and aquatint." (Ref: email from Deborah Hart 18/5/06 file 98/0334 and 96/0269)
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'George Baldessin'. Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Imants Tillower right 1976'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1/30'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
14253
Accession number
77.407.1-5
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 12, 1977/78 (1977-08-09)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney, 1977.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Copyright
Courtesy of the artist
Country of context
Australia
Creators
BALDESSIN, George | (1939–1978) Australian | Italian | Male | artist
Tillers, Imants. | (1950–) Australian | Male | artist