Song of the bellbirds
Title
Other titles
Bellbirds at Kurrajong
Physical description
large woodcut print comprised of 9 panels
Source
Song of the Bellbirds, by Salvatore Zofrea. Sydney: the artist, 2008.
Page or Plate number
collection record
Date made
2007 – 2007-08
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Kurrajong View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in black ink, from nine blocks
Support
thin off-white kozo paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
artist's proof
Edition information
edition of 10; 5 hand-coloured, 5 artist's proofs and 1 printer's proof
Production notes
'This large woodcut is made by carving 9 blocks to make a complete image and joining the resulting printed sheets without margins. The separate sheets of paper are joined in three rows of three. / cut from blocks of marine plywood / printed on Kozo paper in black Schminke water based ink / [coloured sets are] hand coloured with powdered fresco pigment mixed with water and caseine binder applied from the verso of the print.' [Anne Ryan, Salvatore Zofrea: Days of Summer, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, 2009, p. 62]
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
No inscriptions
IRN
189529
Accession number
2010.232.1-9
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 5, 2009/2010 (2010-04-27)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from the artist, Melbourne, 2010.
Credit line
Gift of the artist, 2010
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013