Land rights for gay whales

Primary Artist

Bill Meyer (1942–)

Title

Land rights for gay whales

Source

Metaphysical landscapes, a series of related work, Melbourne: the artist, 1979-83.

Reference

Meyer (list), 269

Work number

set 18, AFM 390

Date made

1983

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Bill Meyer Studio, 106 Hardware Street View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

photo-etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate

Matrix size

17.2 x 49.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

white C.M.Fabriano Tiepolo paper

Support size

38.6 x 56.2 cm (sheet)

State

not editioned

Impression

monoprint

Edition information

no edition; 2 monoprints

Production notes

20 editions in the set

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Bill Meyer'. Not dated. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'Land Rights For Gay Whales' ' Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'M/P - 1st state'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

149233

Accession method

Proposed Gift

Provenance

Gift of the artist.

Credit line

Gift of Bill Meyer 2005

Copyright

© Bill Meyer

Creators

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