Houses and trees

Primary Artist

Fred Williams (1927–1982)

Title

Houses and trees

Reference

Mollison (1968), 62, i/i

Date made

1954 – 1954-55

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint and foul biting, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one zinc plate

Matrix size

10.0 x 14.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

Whatman paper

Support size

15.8 x 14.8 cm (sheet)

State

1st and only state

Impression

proof A

Edition information

no edition printed; only impression

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Fred Williams'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'A'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower centre in black pencil, 'HOUSES TREES FIG 38'. Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, '90A'. Inscribed verso lower centre in black pencil, '6 TOP'. Inscribed verso lower left in black pencil, 'JM 62 i/i'.

Subject description

Houses and trees.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

38294

Accession number

76.479

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 2, 1976/77 (1976-08-10)

Provenance

Gift to Ian Armstrong (1923-2005), from the artist, Melbourne 1950s. Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Joseph Brown, Melbourne, August 1976.

Credit line

Gift of Joseph Brown 1976

Copyright

© Fred Williams Estate

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013