The preacher
Title
Date made
2001
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Bardwell Park View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
hardground etching, sugar-lift and aquatint, printed in colour, from two copper plates; inked a-la-poupee
Support
medium-weight textured off-white wove Velin Arches 300 gsm paper
Manufacturers mark
blindstamp inverted verso lower left, 'ARCHES / FRANCE'
State
published state
Edition information
edition of 60; 1 artist's proof given to artist; 4 artist's proofs supplied to Art Equity; 1 workshop proof; 1 printer's proof; 1 artist's proof; 3 special proofs; 2 colour proofs
Production notes
Drawn by artist on hardground. Plate processing by GS & GW. Prints 1-10 and 35-38 on smaller paper. Prints 11-34 and 39-60 on larger sheets to have handwritten text by artist. Prints 2,4,5,6,7 sold from Griffith Studio. Prints 8-49 supplied to artist. Prints 50-60 supplied to Art Equity. Graphic Chemical Company ink used.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'George Gittoes'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below image in black pencil, 'The Preacher'. Inscribed lower left below image in black pencil, 'W/P'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Print workshop blindstamp lower right, 'Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop'
IRN
222381
Accession number
2012.1167
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 5, 2011/2012 (2012-06-26)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Selena Griffith, daughter of Pamela Griffith who operates the Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop, Bardwell Park, NSW, June 2012.
Credit line
Gift of Selena Griffith, 2012 Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013