The case of the lost aviary
Title
Physical description
concertina, 4 pages, cloth bound, 1 page rice paper insert, mirrored perspex disk engraved with title affixed to front cover
Date made
2005
Place made
Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Artist's book
Print type
planographic
Technique
offset-lithographs, printed in black ink, from multiple plates; hand-coloured, collaged additions of cut paper
Support
wove Aquarelle Arches hot pressed 300gsm cotton paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
6/16
Edition information
edition of 16
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Printed title on front cover lower centre engraved on mirrored perspex disc, 'THE CASE / OF THE / LOST / AVIARY'. Signed inside back cover lower left in black pencil, 'LJ G.H.'. Inscribed inside back cover lower left in black pencil, '6/16'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed inside back cover lower left in black pencil, 'EC 2007.32 a'. Inscribed on loose leaf verso lower right in black pencil, 'EC 2007.32 b'.
IRN
191756
Accession number
2009.723
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 1, 2009/2010 (2009-08-25)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from the Ergas Collection, Sydney, 2009
Credit line
Gift of Henry Ergas, 2009
Subject category
Australia, Book arts: ArtistÂ’s book
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013