Spirit of the dance.
Primary Artist
Ian Armstrong (1923–2005)
Title
Other titles
Pipes of Pan
Date made
1953 – c.1955
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, RMIT View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, drypoint and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate)
Matrix size
13.5 x 18.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
soft white wove paper
Support size
19.2 x 26.3 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
9/10
Edition information
edition of 10
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Ian Armstrong'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '9/10'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso upper right in black pencil, 'IA28'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
41460
Accession number
86.414
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)
Provenance
Collection of the artist Harry Rosengrave (1899-1896), Melbourne. Purchased by the ANG from his family through Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, February 1986.
Credit line
Purchased 1986
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Plate of Acc. No. 1986.415 reworked with aquatint.
Creators
Armstrong, Ian. | (1923–2005) Australian | Male | artist