Ferns diptych. Number 1

Artist: WILLIAMS, Fred | Title: Ferns diptych. Number 1 | Date: 1971 | Technique: aquatint, foul biting, flat biting, engraving, etching, roulette, electric hand engraving tool, printed in black ink, from two plates | Copyright: © Fred Williams Estate
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Primary Artist

Fred Williams (1927–1982)

Title

Ferns diptych. Number 1

Reference

Mollison (list), 256, ii/iii

Date made

1971

Place made

Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint, foul biting, flat biting, engraving, etching, roulette, electric hand engraving tool, printed in black ink, from two plates

Matrix size

22.4 x 27.5 cm (plate-mark (a))

Edition information

edition of 28

Subject description

Flora: abstracted fern forms.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

34424

Creators

WILLIAMS, Fred | (1927–1982) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: WILLIAMS, Fred | Title: Ferns diptych. Number 1 | Date: 1971 | Technique: aquatint, foul biting, flat biting, engraving, etching, roulette, electric hand engraving tool, printed in black ink, from two plates | Copyright: © Fred Williams Estate
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 84.74

State

2nd state of 3, published state

Impression

2/28

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