Title

The trumpeter

Reference

Mollison (1968), 7 i/ii

Date made

1954 – c.1954-55

Date details

Printed 1956

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and drypoint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Support

off-white wove paper

State

1st state of 2

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

1state 2 impressions; 2nd state 2 proofs on Kent paper, plus edion of 10

Production notes

Mollison knew of only one impression of the 1st state before the corners were rounded. This is a 2nd impression. In original frame.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Fred Williams 56'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso in black pencil, '7' and ;277 [within rectangle]'. Inscribed verso in black pencil, 'JM' [James Mollison].

IRN

182474

Accession number

2009.297

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 2008/2009 (2009-06-23)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Reeder Fine Art, Melbourne, 2009

Credit line

Purchased 2009

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013