The yellow room
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, aquatint, printed in colour from two copper plates, inked a-la-poupee; hand-tinted
Support
medium-weight textured off-white wove Velin Arches 300 gsm paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Edition information
edition of 40; 2 proofs given to artist; 1 workshop proof; 1 printer's proof; 3 special proofs (colour state)
Production notes
Hardground prepared and applied by Trevor Riach. Drawn by artist on hardground. Plate processing by GS & GW. Printing stopped at #24. Prints 1 to 10 and 21 to 24 on smaller paper; prints 11 to 20 on larger paper for handwritten text. 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 Yellow Room'. 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
222378
Accession number
2012.1166
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