Caleb's steps

Primary Artist

Kevin Mortensen (1939–2023)

Title

Caleb's steps

Date made

2000

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Viridian Press, 11 Dickens Road, Olinda View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

14.8 x 19.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

wove Hahnemuhle paper

Support size

27.0 x 32.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

trial proof

Edition information

edition of 15, not completed as of July 2008; plus trial proofs

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Caleb's Steps'. Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'K.C. MORTENSEN 2000'. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'TP'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

172715

Accession number

2007.149

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 2, 2007/2008 (2007-10-30)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from John Loane, printer and Director of Viridian Press, Canberra, 2007.

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australia Pacific Print Fund, celebrating the National Gallery of Australia’s 25th anniversary, 2007

Copyright

© Kevin Mortensen

Creators

VIRIDIAN PRESS | (1988–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop

LOANE, John | (1950–) Australian | Male | printer

Mortensen, Kevin. | (1939–2023) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013